News Regarding the Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan
Hurley McKenna & Mertz discusses the Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan.
The Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy after facing thousands of sexual abuse claims and has proposed a Chapter 11 reorganization plan to the Court that will set up a compensation trust for men who were abused as children.
The experts at Hurley McKenna & Mertz represent more than 4,500 former Boy Scouts who are victims of sexual abuse, and secured the largest single perpetrator settlement in the history of the BSA. Please reference the resources below to learn more about the BSA Plan and its impact on victims who have filed claims.
Clients: Please see the top Boy Scouts bankruptcy news below, and call us at 312.553.4900 if you have additional questions about your case. NEW: View the Tort Claimants’ Committee’s latest updates on the Boy Scouts Plan here.
Media Inquiries: Please contact Mark McKenna.
In the News: See what our expert attorneys are saying in major publications.
Top Boy Scout Bankruptcy News
- Former BSA Youth Protection Director Tells Congress That Children Still Unsafe In Scouts BSA Programs.
- BSA Chartering Organizations Have a Responsibility to Contribute to the Victims’ Compensation Fund
- Boy Scouts of America Releases the Victims’ Fifth Amended Compensation Plan
- Hurley McKenna & Mertz Leads the Fight Against the Boy Scouts Unfair Preliminary Reorganization Plan
- How the Mormon Church and the Boy Scouts of America are Linked
- BOY SCOUT TOWN HALL MEETING–Set for March 11, 2021, at 8 pm [Eastern]
- Hurley McKenna & Mertz Statement Regarding the Boy Scouts of America’s Proposed Reorganization Plan
- Boy Scouts Trying to Avoid Responsibility for Sexual Abuse Crisis by Shielding Assets from Victim Compensation Fund
- What Happens After the November 16 Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Deadline?
- Boy Scout Abuse Victims Reach an Estimated 40,000+, With Claims Deadline Days Away
A Sample of Our Successes
- $31,250,000Product Liability
Record settlement where a defective product resulted in a severe and permanent injury.
- $20,000,000Product Liability
$20 million verdict: $10 million in compensatory damages, $10 million in punitive damages against PACCAR, Inc., the manufacturer of Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks, for a man that lost his eye when the hood of his PACCAR truck unexpectedly blew over onto his head after his truck broke down. Plaintiff alleged that PACCAR, Inc. negligently manufactured and designed the truck by failing to implement known safety systems that prevented hoods from unexpectedly blowing over. When evidence revealed that PACCAR, Inc. knew of 16 prior similar incidents but failed to inform their safety engineers of these incidents, Plaintiff sought and the jury awarded punitive damages for the reckless conduct of PACCAR, Inc.
- $16,500,000Sexual Abuse
Settlement from the Irish Christian Brothers for sexual abuse of students in their high schools, a portion of which will be awarded to over 30 victims we represent in the Chicago area.
- $15,200,000Medical Malpractice
Settlement after the start of trial for a woman paralyzed during spine surgery at an Illinois hospital when her neurosurgeon failed to diagnose and treat Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament [OPLL].
