After Ferguson finished, Hillyer adjourned without comment. The settlement would allow hundreds of local Boy Scout councils to retain most of their unrestricted assets and pay only about $600 million collectively, said Joshua Gillispie, Stevens' attorney. That means a $378,000 claim in a state like California with a longer statute of limitations would only pay about $142,000 here in Ohio. He received $20,000 a few years ago after suing the Boy Scouts. Boy Scouts of America reaches $850 million settlement with sexual abuse "It should be more, especially if it happened to a minor," he added. North Carolina The Greater Niagara Frontier Council of the Boy Scouts of America plans to sell two camps to help pay for a proposed $1.8 billion settlement of the national organization's bankruptcy case. Boy Scout Lawsuit Update On September 8, 2022, the Boy Scouts of America secured approval of a $2.46 billion reorganization plan from U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein . Non-Touching Claim, For Access to Anonymous Online Counseling for Victims of Past Abuse in Scouting, Reporting Suspicions of Abuse in Scouting. A bipartisan pair of Ohio House lawmakers are trying to extend the statute of limitations for Boy Scouts of America sexual assault victims. "The Mormon church is reported to have roughly $100 billion in assets, but it is offering a paltry $250 million to compensate the thousands of abuse survivors who were abused in Mormon Boy Scout troops . All Rights Reserved. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Holding printed copies of the emails, Ferguson said he wanted to correct the record, because Merrins announcement went out earlier. Under the terms of the bankruptcy, claimants settlement amount comes from the length of their states statute of limitations. In the News; Attorneys; Contact Us Call Us: 1-206-462-4334. Thursday, Tort Claimants' Committee, the group representing survivors of the Boy Scouts of America gave an update on the latest on the settlement between the Boy Scouts of .
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