Negotiators for the Boy Scouts of America and lawyers for thousands of sexual abuse survivors have struck an eleventh-hour deal to allow the youth group’s reorganization plan to move forward in Bankruptcy Court.
The new plan does not immediately add money to a trust fund to be shared by about 82,000 former Scouts who have filed claims. But it includes improvements to the claims process and enhancements to the organization’s child protection policies, according to terms of the agreement.
The agreement removes major obstacles to the Scouts’ reorganization plan, but does not guarantee its success. The plan must be confirmed by a federal judge and still faces opposition from some plaintiffs’ attorneys and the U.S. trustee, the bankruptcy system’s watchdog, which has objected to several of its provisions.
