johnsch322

well said Any survivor who is reading this and not sought mental health help I encourage you to do so. It has helped edge me closer to "normalcy" though none of us will ever be "recovered".

Do not feel sorry. There are far too many survivors that have the same emotional issues as you.

In that vein of thought, please stop sugar coating BSA's past and blatant coverups.

It took the Oregon Supreme Court to get the BSA to release the files. I wonder why,,,,nah, not really it was because the BSA did not want the public to view its dark sinister side.

The Slater Firm claims to represent 14,000 claimants and both Judge Houser and the Slater Firm have stated that the processing of all Slater Firms clients claims (except exigent claims) had not been reviewed since June of 2024.

I would like to add that the survivor/victims also call these files the "Perversion Files" and the reason being is these are the files that contain the name of the perverts who were part of the BSA who committed perverted acts upon us. Naming them "Ineligible Volunteer Files" is like putting lipstick on a pig and calling the pig a lady. Youth Protection should never be ignored or taken lightly, and I am glad you pointed that out. The ramification to victims is so devastating that even one incident is one too many.

And about 23% of all claims.

Yesterday it was revealed that 14.000 survivor claims where Slater Slater and Schulman were the representing attorneys have been on hold since June 2024. Judge Houser sent a letter to Judge Silverstein telling the court that all 14,000 claims will need to go thru an independent third-party review to check for validness. The Slater Firm has admitted to their clients that they have used improper procedures, and the trust used the wording "that there are procedural and factual problems in some of the Slater Firm’s claim submissions to the Trust.". The cost of the Independent Third-Party reviews will be borne by the Slater Firm. https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/4edc6640-5bce-4b58-99e2-e8cfb2c6484a_13103.pdf

That percentage does not change and honestly the lawyers' representing claimants are not part of this battle.

As a survivor/claimant I have a very hard time being upset that they are exercising their legal rights. I do not believe they will be successful in the appeal, even if the Supreme Court agrees to hear it. It may delay the second payout, but I do not believe it will slow the overall progress.

Just in, the Lujan 144 have filed for an extension of 90 days to file their appeal to Justice Alioto. If granted this means that the Bankruptcy Plan will not be fully finalized until sometime in 2026.

What you may not be aware of is that there are an additional 82 insurance companies that have not settled, and those policies are the property/assets of the BSA Settlement Trust. There was a lawsuit filed in Federal Court in Texas, Houser vs Non-Settling Insurance Carriers that has been ordered by the overseeing Judge into negotiations. Judge Houser has billed these insurance carriers $6.9 Billion to date. Also, until all appeals have been exhausted the BSA/SA, Local Councils, and others cannot just move on. The Lujan Claimants (144 of them) have until September 11th to file with the Supreme Court. The majority consensus within the survivor community is that they will file, but the Supreme Court will reject the appeal and that will kick the Bankruptcy Plan from becoming final further down the road.

What part do you struggle with?

Correct the majority of claimants voted yes but only because $2.4 Billion seemed like such a large number and the witness for the BSA said based on his analysis claimants would be paid 100%. The sad truth is that if claimants get 25% of their determined claims (the dollar amount the trust values a claim) it will be a miracle. The outcome will be much favored towards the BSA/SA vs the Child Sexual Abuse Claimants. With a little bit of math this was very evident before any votes were cast and was one of the reasons I voted NO twice.

But they were. If you look at the monthly reports, put out by the settlement trust it's very easy to do the math.