Civil Litigation,
Bankruptcy
Feb. 11, 2022
$2.7B bankruptcy deal reached in Boy Scouts sex abuse case
Some of the individual charters, religious and civic organizations affiliated with the scouts and who are named in sexual abuse lawsuits, contributed to the settlement. The Church of Jesus Christ contributed $250 million and the United Methodist Church paid $30 million. They represent some 10,000 churches and are seen as a critical partner for the continued operations of the Boy Scouts.
The Boy Scouts of America said it reached a landmark $2.7 billion bankruptcy settlement Thursday with thousands of men who say they were sexually abused after key parties signed onto the deal at the 11th hour the night before.
Lead negotiator Anne Andrews of the Coalition of Abused Scouts for Justice, an ad hoc committee representing thousands of sexual abuse survivors in the Boy Scouts' Chapter 11 bankruptcy, said the deal is the largest ...
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