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  1. I appreciated the light humor! To be fair, the TCC's Town Hall was about six minutes long and basically said there were no developments, they encouraged every Survivor to vote (regardless of what that vote was) and keep an eye on their website for any updates. No bait and switch. As far as Stang stepping down, I have to guess that this was a tough decision by PSZJ but it speaks to wanting Survivors and the court focused on the settlement. PSZJ said in court it made a mistake and is owning it. It will now be interesting to see how far the Coalition wants to rub PSZJ's nose in the dirt.
  2. I disagree. Look, I applaud ANY survivor involvement but this is putting a band-aid on a spurting artery. Will survivors help at any level? Sure. But think as well how that is going to shake out over the coming years and the challenges inherent with volunteers let alone with the sensitivity of the "qualification" needed. What's needed is an independent body made up of survivors, bsa-types and MOST importantly outside experts to inform the BSA and make recommendations, assess accountability and data to be published, and serve at the highest levels. First the BSA said it would add a Survi
  3. The comparison between the two groups is increasingly striking. The TCC in order to avoid ANY connection to a mistake by one of its staff replaces its lead with another attorney from the firm. The Coalition Tells everyone in its Tuesday night Town Hall to tune back in Friday for BIG news and has....NONE. High road....low road.
  4. Exactly. This email mistake is red meat for the bankruptcy professionals and a way to point fingers and curry favor. But, this vote is going to be analyzed many ways, and the communication (all of it) will be a topic during a confirmation hearing. It for sure was an unforced error by the TCC professionals but at the end of the day Survivors don't care and the vote will let the Coalition declare total victory if it gets 75% of the vote, partial victory if it gets 66%, TCC will do the same if it gets more than 25% or 33%, and then when the $3500 votes are backed out the same arguments will be
  5. For some context and in the interest of accuracy, Stang the TCC's attorney had no problem saying that he had been asked to send out a letter for an attorney (Kosnoff), had it in writing, and did so. Kosnoff has been promoting a NO vote and was mad that parts of AIS were saying the opposite so he wanted his message out. This was supposed to go out to a Kosnoff client list but someone MISTAKENLY sent it out to a larger list. Again, Stang said it was a mistake and not malicious. As well, he said his folks won't be sending out any messages on behalf of counsel. The TCC's professionals and Coa
  6. TCC just put out a video on the mechanics of completing your ballot "manually." Found it on the TCCBSA,COM website, it's to help Survivors make sure they fill it out and return it correctly and isn't heavy on whether they think anyone should vote to approve or reject.
  7. Two things: 1. I'm tired of hearing "Historic settlement amount." Damn right it is. It should be. The number of victims IS historically high. Broken down per claimant you know what else is historic? the awards they'd receive. Historically low. 2. When looking at the cost per youth, the TCC is pointing out recent trends. Look at the two LC analyses while we await others. Available assets have gone up for many Councils as the number of members have gone down. The rationale of "Covid....our membership is about to increase..." Well, let's take a look at upcoming membership num
  8. The devil is ALWAYS in the details. Survivors are voting on the Non-Monetary (youth protection) portions of the settlement as well as the monetary portions. The only thing "guaranteed", and for a short time, are the vague assurances of what happens AFTER Settlement approval. Then....the Coalition has ZERO motivation to see that any changes actually happen. THAT'S why the non-monetary must be as stringent as possible NOW. I REALLY hope that the Coalition hasn't concocted its "working group" as a reaction to the TCC shedding light on the non-monetary weaknesses, pulled in very well-meaning
  9. From TCCBSA.COM website....... Topics at this Town Hall will include: How much is your Local Council contributing towards your Claim? The TCC will discuss inadequacies of the cash and other asset contributions made by Local Councils. Respond to voting questions: “where is my ballot,” “how do I fill out my ballot,” “what are the elections under the ballot,” and “where do I send my ballot” Why the TCC Recommends a “NO” Vote. View Most Recent Notice Zoom link: https://pszjlaw.zoom.us/j/82272826295 (no registration required)
  10. Yep, and remember, the TCC has had BRG on the payroll this whole time doing financial analysis.
  11. Well...well.. Just spoke to my attorney. The TCC is going to be discussing and starting release of the the LOCAL COUNCIL DASHBOARDS tonight at its Town Hall!
  12. My bottom line, this is nothing but a distraction from the Coalition's inability to this point of gaining a bigger trust fund AND a reaction to the TCC making it clear that abuse elimination is a SERIOUS part of a reorganization strategy. See this grand Coalition announcement for what it is, an interim step. It does NOT change the fact that the settlement's "protection" of youth guarantees NOTHING when it comes to transparency with the public. I appreciate any Survivor wanting to lend a voice and I thin most would line up at the chance to speak with the BSA right now. We want to prevent wh
  13. It's just amazingly tone deaf. Survivors are struggling, especially now. Some have been active on this forum and you can feel their pain. The right thing to do from the people who stand to make MILLIONS from our abuse is to just take a while off from reminding us that their life is so great. Anyone who wants us to believe that he has empathy for the daily struggles of so many Survivors shouldn't take comfort in the ones that have expensive hobbies or the friends that do, he should instead be behaving in a manner that makes us feel like he remembers and cares about the ones that don't.
  14. I'll just leave this here...it is SO unfortunate that an attorney saying he reprsents thousands of Survivors, many who have had their lives ruined, would post this right now courtesy of Tim Kosnoff's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SexAbuseAttys/status/1453544554452303873/photo/1
  15. Reminder for tonight....guest on the TCC Town Hall. It's nice of the TCC to remind us all that this is about more than money. It's also a REORGANIZATION to ensure the safety of our nation's youth: The next Town Hall of the Official Committee of Tort Claimants' (the “TCC”) in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy cases will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2021, 8 pm (Eastern) Michael Johnson, former Director of Youth Protection for the BSA, will join the October 28th Town Hall to discuss Youth Protection and the deficiencies of the current plan. View Most Recent Notice
  16. In case it hasn't been posted... Here's another group that isn't a fan of the Coalition's scare tactics. I have ZERO connection to it. http://nobsadeal.com/
  17. Look at your retainer agreement. Ask how much you'd be billed NOW if you released them. If that doesn't get their attention then suggest that you will fight paying for service you didn't receive. Then represent yourself or get another attorney. I am NOT an attorney but I was once involved with a lawsuit where a member of my family did NOT release counsel when she should have, lost, and it was a hard-learned lesson.
  18. Remember....open, closed...attorneys will get their percentage. It doesn't matter who gets what as long as it gets out the door so a percentage of the total awarded comes raining down.
  19. In case you haven't seen, this just dropped:
  20. The TCC has apparently had enough of Survivors being misled. Just got a message that this video has dropped::
  21. The Rothweiler video is DISGUSTING. He expressly states that if your claim is not in an "open" state that you will receive nothing. Importantly, he fails to recognize the many thousands of claims that are in statute even in bad states because the survivor is still within the timeframe under the applicable statute. Also, he quickly throws in the trash all of the claims in Oregon, Washington, and New Mexico, which each have very liberal rules when comes to this point. He also fails to tell everyone that under the plan those in "closed" stated will receive as little as 1% - 10% of their claims a
  22. Just a reminder: The next Town Hall of the Official Committee of Tort Claimants' (the “TCC”) in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy cases will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2021, 8 pm (Eastern) View Full Notice Zoom link: https://pszjlaw.zoom.us/j/82272826295 (no registration required) or by phone: 888-788-0099 (toll free), Webinar ID: 822 7282 6295 To be discussed at this Town Hall: Trust Distribution Procedures Hartford Settlement and Local Council Settlement Solicitation Materials and Vot
  23. Just a reminder... The next Town Hall of the Official Committee of Tort Claimants' (the “TCC”) in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy cases will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2021, 8 pm (Eastern) View Full Notice Zoom link: https://pszjlaw.zoom.us/j/82272826295 (no registration required) or by phone: 888-788-0099 (toll free), Webinar ID: 822 7282 6295 To be discussed at this Town Hall: Trust Distribution Procedures Hartford Settlement and Local Council Settlement Solicitation Materials and V
  24. Good point "might seem like a mess" is my biggest understatement yet.
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