3rd Circ. Mulls Mootness In Boy Scouts Ch. 11 Plan Appeals

By Clara Geoghegan · November 6, 2024, 9:40 PM EST

Questions over whether equitable and statutory mootness foreclose challenges to the Boy Scouts of America's bankruptcy took center stage Wednesday during arguments before the Third Circuit, with the judges and parties...

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Bankruptcy Scorecard

Summary

The Boy Scouts of America filed for Chapter 11 in February 2020, as it faced more than a thousand claims of sexual abuse.

Case Number

1:20-bk-10343

Judge

Laurie Selber Silverstein

Venue

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

Capital Structure

Total Liabilities:

$2.4 billion settlement reached to pay sex abuse claims, funded by the Scouts, its local councils and charter organizations and settling insurers.

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Case Information

Case Title

Boy Scouts of America

Case Number

1:20-bk-10343

Court

Delaware

Nature of Suit

Date Filed

February 18, 2020

Case Title

In re: Boy Scouts of America and Delaware BSA LLC

Case Number

23-1664

Court

Appellate - 3rd Circuit

Nature of Suit

3422 Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158

Date Filed

April 10, 2023

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