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By johnsch322 · Posted
The BSA made sure that couldn’t happen because they filed the bankruptcy. -
A lot of law firms and lawyers eyes lit up 22 years ago when the BSA was forced to open their files. I remain convinced that the majority of lawyers just saw $ signs and rushed to get as many plaintiffs signed up as possible to get as big a slice of any settlement as they could with not that much regard for the victims. Call me a cynic but most victims would probably have been better served in individual actions. Just my opinion: https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2012/06/boy_scout_perversion_files_are.html -
By SNEScouter · Posted
BSA policy prohibits units from soliciting donations. I believe the reason is that many states have licensing or requirements before an org can lawfully solicit contributions. And also there’s the issue of obtaining tax exempt (501c3) status. Units generally aren’t set up to deal with the periodic reporting obligations, legal restrictions, and fees associated with this. Eventually they will stumble. A “gala” event might be ok depending how it is executed - like if the cost of attendance is a function of the overall event cost, and not an implicit fundraiser. You’d want the council to sign off on it. -
Don’t forget the other appeals are not trivial threats to be brushed away. The non-settling insurers have compelling Due Process points. This Rube Goldberg IRO absurdity promising survivors what is in reality an expensive, wasteful bridge to nowhere that will never result in full recovery (or any recovery) for the handful of claimants that were duped to support the plan on the basis of a lawyer-invented cynical mirage. Talk about long waits. The non-settling insurers will never pay those awards and Houser will quickly lose if and when the insurance litigation ever resumes. It’s existential, non-negotiable for insurance companies to maintain the bedrock foundation of liability coverage insurance that only carrier, not the insured, has the right to decide whether to pay a settlement and for what amount. It cannot be transferred by the insured or taken by a bankruptcy judge and given to a trustee without consent of the insurance company This reality was completely misrepresented or hidden from the claimants during the voting. It was hidden mostly because the TCC, after spending 70M on attorneys (Stang), capitulated and never put on a case in the confirmation trial it was left to Lujan and Dumas to champion these issues at trial and they were completely financially outgunned. Only Lujan’s client on the TCC had the courage to push back and vote no on supporting the planin the committee Bottom line is those carriers have clear contract rights that can’t be taken away by a bankruptcy court for the sake of expediency. This was never explained to survivors by the TCC, who simply capitulated under pressure of their individual lawyers and Pachulski Stang and dissenting voices were silenced by the BSA and the mass tort lawyer cabal. What truly terrifies all these plan proponents (BSA, Coalition, TCC, PS) when the Plan fails, is not facing the anger of thousands of betrayed, misled clients, but facing them without the protection of the exculpation clauses they showered on each other in the Plan. These clauses shield these law firms and committee members from personal civil liability for fraud, negligence, misrepresentation etc related to their actions and advice in the bankruptcy. Over 500M in estate assets were wasted on these bankruptcy lawyers to produce this debacle. If you want to be angry, be angry at those lawyers and the TCC, not Lujan and Dumas. -
By BetterWithCheddar · Posted
Since this is a Catholic-specific thread, I think it's important to also acknowledge that participation in organized religion has also decreased during the same time period. The number of self-identifying Catholic adults peaked in the US around 2005 at ~81 million. While there has not been a steep decline (there were still ~73 million self-identifying Catholic adults in 2023), church membership has not kept pace with population growth. Since churches have historically been big supporters of Scouting, this may help explain a portion of the membership decline. Fewer families going to church ---> Fewer kids in Scouting Faith Survey | American Catholic Statistics (1965-2021)
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