Parties have agreed to a November 16 cutoff date for sexual abuse lawsuits filed against the Boy Scouts of America, which has gone into bankruptcy under the weight of child sex assault claims.…
A judge has temporarily paused the filing of any new sexual assault lawsuits against local Boy Scout Councils while the main agency works on a bankruptcy plan and victims’ compensation fund.…
The Boy Scouts expect 1,000 to 5,000 additional child sex abuse claims will be filed in the coming months, and expect a deadline for filing ahead of its bankruptcy restructuring will be announced before the end of the year.…
The Boy Scouts of America have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the face of hundreds of child sex abuse lawsuits.…
More than 1,300 child sex abuse lawsuits have been filed in New York since a new law relaxed statute of limitation requirements in August, with hundreds targeting the Catholic Church.…
A proposed bill in South Carolina would follow a trend of states passing new laws extending the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse cases.…
The Boy Scouts of America are considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the face of a growing number of lawsuits claiming the organization failed to protect scouts from sexual predators over the decades.…
New Jersey is likely to be hit by a large influx of child sex abuse lawsuits as new statute of limitation laws go into effect.…
New Jersey is likely to be the site of numerous Boy Scout sex abuse lawsuits due to loosening of statute of limitations laws and the site of a former Boy Scouts of America headquarters.…
Following new laws in New York and New Jersey, which extend the statute of limitations for sexual abuse lawsuits, Boys Scouts of America faces a growing number of claims over failure to protect children from known predators. Similar legislation in other states provide individuals abused in prior decades to hold individuals and organizations enabling the conduct responsible.…
