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May 15, 2025

TOWN HALL: Explanation of 3rd Circuit Court Ruling – May 15, 2025

This post is directed to current clients of Hurley McKenna & Mertz P.C. who have BSA abuse claims. On May 15, 2025, HMM’s Michael Mertz held a Town Hall Meeting to update our clients regarding the status of the Boy...

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April 24, 2025

TOWN HALL MEETING: Status of the BSA Bankruptcy Trust Distribution Plan, Awards, and Claim Payouts – April 22, 2025

This post is directed to current clients of Hurley McKenna & Mertz P.C. who have BSA abuse claims. On April 22, 2025, HMM’s Michael Mertz held a Town Hall Meeting to update our clients regarding the status of the Boy...

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February 21, 2025

TOWN HALL MEETING: Status of the BSA Bankruptcy Trust Distribution Plan, Awards and Claim Payouts – February 19, 2025

This post is directed to current clients of Hurley McKenna & Mertz P.C. who have BSA abuse claims. On February 19, 2025, HMM’s Michael Mertz held a Town Hall Meeting to update our clients regarding the status of the Boy...

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December 17, 2024

TOWN HALL MEETING: Status of the BSA Bankruptcy Trust Distribution Plan, Awards and Claim Payouts – December 17, 2024

This post is directed to current clients of Hurley McKenna & Mertz P.C. who have BSA abuse claims. On December 17, 2024, HMM’s Evan Smola held a Town Hall Meeting to update our clients regarding the status of the Boy...

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February 5, 2024

BSA Bankruptcy Update – How You Can Help HMM Support Your Claim

This post is directed to current clients of Hurley McKenna & Mertz P.C. who have made claims in the Boy Scout bankruptcy proceeding.  We believe that the strength of your BSA abuse claim will depend on supporting your claim with...

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May 26, 2023

“The Church has been Concealing the Identities of Hundreds of Abusers”

Hurley McKenna & Mertz partner Michael Mertz spoke to the Associated Press about the Illinois Attorney General’s long-awaited report regarding the sexual abuse of children in Illinois by Roman Catholic priests, brothers, and other church officials.   The Attorney General’s investigation...

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February 11, 2022

BSA Tort Claimants Committee Recommends That Survivors Who Rejected The Boy Scouts Prior Plan Change Their Vote To Accept The Revised And Improved BSA Plan

The Official Tort Claimants Committee (TCC) in the chapter 11 bankruptcy of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) now urges all BSA Abuse Survivors to vote to ACCEPT the BSA’s Revised Plan. Following weeks of mediation after the voting deadline...

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February 11, 2022

Hurley McKenna & Mertz Spearheads Negotiations Resulting in BSA’s Revised and Improved Plan of Reorganization

Christopher Hurley and Evan Smola of Chicago’s Hurley McKenna & Mertz, working in conjunction with the Tort Claimants’ Committee (“TCC”) in the Boy Scouts of America’s bankruptcy proceeding, has negotiated important modifications to the BSA’s plan of reorganization that will...

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