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Two years after filing for Chapter 11 protection amid a flood of child sex abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America has reached a tentative settlement with an official bankruptcy committee representing more than 80,000 men who say they were molested as children by Scout leaders and others.

Attorneys in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case have reached a tentative settlement under which one of the organization’s largest insurers would contribute $800 million into a fund for victims of child sexual abuse

One of the primary insurers of Irving-based Boy Scouts of America announced Tuesday that it has reached a tentative settlement agreement with the organization and with attorneys representing tens of thousands of men who say they were molested decades ago by scoutmasters and others.

A bankruptcy judge has approved a proposal by the Boy Scouts of America to set up an $850 million fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as youngsters by scout leaders

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An attorney for the Boy Scouts of America says the group’s national board never adopted a resolution approving an $850 million agreement that is the linchpin of the Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan

The Boy Scouts of America have reached an $850 million agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in what could prove to be a pivotal moment in the organization’s bankruptcy case.

America’s most iconic youth organizations — the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the USA — have been jolted by unprecedented one-year drops in membership, due partly to the pandemic, and partly to social trends that have been shrinking their ranks for decades.

A Hartford-based insurance company announced they are paying the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) $650 million in a settlement agreement relating to sex abuse claims. The Hartford said they are settling for claims associated with policies that were issued with BSA in the 1970s. “We are deeply sympathetic to the victims of childhood sexual abuse and the enduring trauma they…

Sisters Sierra and Dayna Rohmann of Maryland set their sights on becoming Eagle Scouts two years ago, when the Boy Scouts of America first opened up to girls. Now they are among the first group of girls to achieve that top honor.

The committee representing child sex abuse survivors in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy case has agreed to the extension of an injunction halting lawsuits against local Boy Scouts councils.

It was a historic day in East Hartford: the Boy Scouts celebrated the first group of female Eagle Scouts. The five girls and young women are the first to earn their Eagle Scout badge in Connecticut. This comes after the Boy Scouts of America started accepting girl Cub Scouts in 2018. “They can do everything that guys can do, girls…

A group of female Eagle Scouts were the first to earn their badge in Connecticut after Boy Scouts started accepting girls as Cub Scouts in 2018.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been hit with several lawsuits for allegedly covering up decades of sexual abuse among Boy Scout troops in Arizona, marking the latest litigation before the state’s end-of-year deadline for adult victims to sue

Lawyers for the Girl Scouts say that the century-old organization is now directly competing with the Boy Scouts for female recruits and that it’s not a fair fight

Close to 90,000 sex abuse claims have been filed against the Boy Scouts of America as the deadline arrived for submitting claims in the organization’s bankruptcy case

Volunteers and members of Boy Scouts of America Troop 1 helped prepare Thanksgiving meals for those struggling with food insecurity in Milford on Saturday. 2020 marks the sixteenth year that Troop 1 has hosted the ‘Thanks for Giving’ fundraiser for the Milford community. All hands were on deck at Wasson Field for the fundraiser put on by the Boy Scouts…

Two New York City teens are making Boy Scouts history by becoming the first girls to earn the rank of Eagle Scout.

An attorney representing hundreds of men molested by scoutmasters or other leaders decades ago said on Tuesday that victims will be deprived of justice with the bankruptcy filing by the Boy Scouts of America.

The Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy protection as it faces a barrage of new sex-abuse lawsuits.