The high court has rejected the appeals of some sexual abuse victims, upholding resolutions in tens of thousands of claims against the Boy Scouts of America.
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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court will not reconsider the Boy Scouts of America’s bankruptcy plan, upholding tens of thousands of claims against the organization and a resolution to compensate sexual abuse victims.
On January 12, the court rejected a survivor group’s appeal against the $2.5 billion plan, which was approved by the bankruptcy court in 2022.
Other sexual abuse victims and the Boy Scouts of America had asked the court not to intervene.
The Boy Scouts said in court that reopening the case would put the organization’s future in doubt and would be a “devastating and re-traumatizing blow” to survivors. The group says because many abuse victims are older, more people die waiting for a resolution than the total number of abuse victims seeking alternative agreements.
The plan is being challenged by 75 abuse victims on Guam. Their lawyers argued that the deal should be blocked in line with a 2024 Supreme Court ruling that overturned a bankruptcy settlement with the company that made OxyContin.
But a group of other survivors who are part of the Abused Scouts Coalition for Justice said they mistakenly believe the Guam victims will receive more money under the new agreement.
The coalition said that for most survivors, the approved plan is “the only realistic chance to receive compensation and closure.”
