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Eagle1970

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  1. More important than ever, the longer the insurers can hold on to the money, the less it is worth. The wife an I had breakfast at Denny's the other day for $48.70. (So much for the $1.99 Grand Slam!). Simply delaying the inevitable is a win for them (and a loss for survivors).
  2. I was a strong NO on this. When I originally was working on my Proof, I called in for some information and was told that it didn't matter that my state was closed SoL, because it was a bankruptcy. Also was told "everyone would be treated equally". Of course I came to find out that the SoL absolutely mattered, as my state is 10% and along with that, we clearly are not being treated equally. However, I have come around, primarily because the victims are aging and dying off, so I just concluded that some justice for some was better than no justice for any.
  3. A Missouri Judge recently let a time-barred suit move forward against a summer camp, based on fraud in disclosure, or lack thereof. So even closed states will have issues. My troop is Catholic Parish sponsored. So I can see where that would go if BK fails to settle the issues.
  4. I have a good friend involved in the Purdue case (lost his brother). Though they haven't waited nearly as long as BSA survivors, what a shame it is that they must wait even longer for justice when they reached a deal they agreed to. And what if it totally falls apart? Maybe another 10 years? Or nothing.... Similarly, in our case, there is a possibility that IT falls apart. If not, how many survivors will "age out" before the courts are finished. I suspect trust recipients are passing away weekly. With real rates of inflation, which I believe to be much higher than the CPI, a
  5. Very detailed and helpful. Thank you. I was able to resource into the pending bill detail to find out that a lookback window in Missouri is in conflict with a line in the state constitution, which is why it was stripped out of the bill. However, they are working on some sort of a workaround, though I have no idea what that might be. Either way, there is movement in my state to get some help for survivors. It's not just a BSA thing in MO. There is a Nationally chartered camp here with a lengthy history of CSA and a bunch of older survivors who would like their day in court. The bill
  6. Missouri House has perfected a bill (HB367) to increase SoL to 20 years from age 21 or when injury was discovered. Unfortunately, they stripped out the window, which was the purpose in bringing the bill. But it is still more than doubling of the reporting period for action. The Insurance lobby and Chamber of Commerce were the primary voices against the bill, so they chopped out the meat and moved it forward without the window. Scout survivors and long-time survivors of a summer-camp were heavily behind passage. Their entire message was about the need for the window so both groups of survi
  7. Mods, I wonder if this forum should be spun off into survivor issues vs. BSA ongoing operations discussion. Anyway, I see in my USPS Informed Delivery that I have a letter coming from Omni today. Has anyone received it?
  8. Since you bring up inflation, I'm going to get this off my chest: Inflation has tremendously eroded the compensation survivors may receive. My abuse occurred about 50 years ago. Since then, the cumulative "reported" inflation is around 900%. Given my state's current SoL, if I were to receive $50k, the real value is closer to $5k in late 1960's terms, even with government inflation figures. And the 60's is when the damage occurred. I know of a clear policy limits situation that recently settled for limits after 5 years of delays (jurisdiction, discovery, motions, summer vacations,
  9. That's great news. BSA can now move forward, with new protection measures in place that should take away much of the opportunity predators previously exploited. And survivors can try to get some compensation while we are still alive.
  10. Missouri House Bill 367, amending SoL for CSA from 10 years to age 55 AND adds a window.... Moving swiftly through the legislature. From my understanding, this now proceeds to the House floor. Actions Apr 04, 2023 | House HCS Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0 Apr 03, 2023 | House Executive Session Completed (H) HCS Voted Do Pass (H) Feb 13, 2023 | House Public Hearing Completed (H) Feb 02, 2023 | House Referred: Judiciary(H)
  11. Thank you. What is meant by the "Effective Date"? Is it following appeals? And what is meant by "an election exercised at the time of the Trust Claim Submission"? Some in Ohio believe that the effective date was last year (September?) when the plan was approved. Others believe it is when all appeals are exhausted.
  12. I'm following efforts in Missouri and Ohio for windows and other SoL reform. One article refers to states having 1 year from the final approval of the Plan (assuming after all appeals are exhausted) and then they will receive a change in factor for SoL. Can anyone point to this in the Plan?
  13. While I understand it will take years to deal with non-settling insurers and other contributors, if they get out the initial payments that would be amazing.
  14. Not to pin you down or anything.... But are you indicating there is a possibility this could wrap up this year??
  15. So, how many paths do insurers have before they run out of appeals, assuming the Supreme Court isn't interested?
  16. As this drags out, the state where my abuse occurred, Missouri, has this going on: https://missouriindependent.com/2023/02/14/kanakuk-abuse-survivors-urge-missouri-lawmakers-to-extend-statute-of-limitations/ And Ohio has this going on: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/02/22/new-bill-allows-boy-scouts-sexual-abuse-victims-to-maximize-settlement-claims/ I wonder if the Matrix will get another look. If any of these open a window, that fact could certainly be argued in the individual cases, my non-legal brain hopes.
  17. I'm right with you. But I also need to focus on what might be, so that I face no further disappointment on this matter.
  18. So if the appeals drag this out for a couple of years and if that causes BSA to file Chapter 7 liquidation, what is the bottom line on survivor's recovery?
  19. Unfortunately, time is always on the side of insurers. I know of an injury case where the insurer recently wrote a check for the policy limit.....in the 6th year following the event. They probably knew they were going to write that check. But--Over six years, the dollars became far less valuable, due to inflation, and earned the insurance company a healthy investment return. Sadly, in that case, 6 years of expenses ate up much of the injured party's recovery. I agree this could drag out. Though I hope (for the sake of survivors who are aging by the day) I am proven wrong.
  20. In the case at hand, what is the probability of Chapter 7?
  21. Given the lengthy appeals process, what happens to an enterprise like BSA if it runs out of money during a bankruptcy, especially with regards to this settlement??
  22. This is sort of along the lines of my question. And how would a surviving member present further claim info.
  23. The longer this goes on, the more I wonder how many survivors will be gone by the time there is resolution. Average life expectancy is in the mid-70's and many of us were abused 50-60 years ago. Not getting any younger, I'm at the unfortunate point of having to document my "memories" so my wife can tell my story, should my ticket run out. And that goes for my fellow scouts (as potential witnesses) who were present at camp but not abused. In my case, several were specifically aware of my abuser's history before I was. Does anyone have input into how to best document for this pos
  24. The only state-level issue I have read about is the failure of a legislative carve-out of the Ohio SoL for the purposes of this settlement. Widely expected to become law, it was opposed by the Chamber of Commerce, among others, apparently as "bad for business". I continue to find it appalling that nearly half of the states and territories have amended statutes, while others won't even look at a bill to do so. Those abused in states that have not are subject to receiving pennies on the dollar that those in California, New York and so many others are set to receive. And many more states hav
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