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Boy Scouts of America can now create $2.4 billion fund to pay claims for Scouts who survived abuse – a bankruptcy expert explains what's next

  • Written by Marie T. Reilly, Professor of Law, Penn State
Boy Scouts of America can now create $2.4 billion fund to pay claims for Scouts who survived abuse – a bankruptcy expert explains what's nextThe alleged sexual abuse that led to this settlement occurred from 1944 through 2016. Newsday LLC via Getty Images

On April 19, 2023, the Boy Scouts of America declared that it has exited its bankruptcy case after clearing one of the last legal hurdles in its way. Some insurance companies and sex abuse claimants objected to the Boy Scouts’...

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