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Hurley McKenna & Mertz Statement Regarding the Boy Scouts of America’s Proposed Reorganization Plan

March 2, 2021  ·  By mark

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To our clients:

You may have heard recently about a Plan of Reorganization filed by the Boy Scouts of America on March 1, 2021. You may hear about the monetary contributions proposed by BSA and by the Local Councils. You may also hear about “average” recoveries from victims that fall woefully short of fairly compensating you and victims nationwide. We want you to understand what this plan means.

The filing of this plan is a first step in BSA’s bankruptcy. The numbers you hear also fail to take into account contributions from other sources: insurance companies and sponsoring organizations. We expect both of these sources to contribute substantial funds towards the settlement trust and suspect that the insurance contributions will dwarf the contributions of BSA. Additionally, BSA’s “proposed” plan is not the final say in the matter. The Court needs to approve the plan and we expect victims nationwide to vigorously resist the initial proposal by the BSA. Ultimately, victims vote on the plan and a plan that insufficiently compensates victims is likely to fail. The voting process has not yet begun and there will be extensive negotiations about voting procedures. When those procedures are defined, we will give you advice about voting and our analysis of different elements of the proposed plan.

Please have patience and do not take to heart the numbers you are hearing. This is the beginning of a long battle and we have your back.

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