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Supreme Court allows Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan to proceed

The Supreme Court declined to halt a $2.46 billion bankruptcy settlement for the Boy Scouts of America. The victims wanted to sue third-party organizations but are now shielded from future lawsuits.
The settlement allows the Boy Scouts of America to reemerge after filing for bankruptcy in 2020 and settling hundreds of abuse lawsuits. Critics and supporters debate the necessity of protecting third-party groups in major bankruptcy deals.
Justices Kagan and Kavanaugh questioned the disruption of a plan supported by the majority of opioid victims and families during oral arguments in the Purdue case. The issue at hand is third-party liability protection.

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Supreme Court allows Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan to proceed

The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the Boy Scouts of America’s $2.4 billion bankruptcy settlement to proceed after decades of sexual abuse allegations.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Supreme Court allows $2.5 billion Boy Scouts settlement with sex abuse victims to proceed

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Supreme Court allows $2.5 billion Boy Scouts settlement with sex abuse victims to proceed

The Supreme Court allowed a sex abuse settlement with the Boy Scouts to move forward Thursday, rejecting a claim from a small group of vicitms.

3 years ago·New York, United States

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Supreme Court declines to halt Boy Scouts of America sex abuse bankruptcy settlement for the moment

The Supreme Court declined Thursday to halt a $2.46 billion bankruptcy settlement for the Boy Scouts of America brought.

3 years ago·Philadelphia, United States

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Supreme Court declines to halt Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy settlement for the moment

The Supreme Court declined Thursday to halt a $2.46 billion bankruptcy settlement for the Boy Scouts of America, rejecting an emergency request from a group of childhood sex-abuse victims who said the agreement unlawfully bars them from suing groups that ran local scouting programs.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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High Court Vacates Alito Pause of Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan (1)

The US Supreme Court vacated an administrative stay that temporarily halted the Boy Scouts of America’s bankruptcy plan, allowing the resumption of payments from the largest sex abuse settlement in US history.

3 years ago·Arlington, United States

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