Chapter 11 announced - Part 14 - Plan Effective

[johnsch322]

37 minutes ago, Tron said:

You're getting played by your lawyers who are taking a cut of your restitution. 

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

[clbkbx]

On 9/8/2025 at 9:18 AM, Tron said:

Corporate lawyers are on retainer and get paid whether they work or not; so BSA's corporate lawyers are just being put to work right now. You're getting played by your lawyers who are taking a cut of your restitution. 

Please read anything at all about how much the BSA paid to lawyers... it's reported regularly to the Court and it isn't as you describe. 

There is a lot of consternation about lawyers fees for some Survivors, especially in SOL states. Those are the loudest voices because they are rightfully upset. But you don't hear too often from those that are pleased with their representation. So: I am well supported and represented by the lawyers at Jeff Anderson & Associates. I'm thankful for their counsel. They will be paid a contingency fee as we agreed at the beginning.

[johnsch322]

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

[clbkbx]

18 minutes ago, johnsch322 said:

claims will need to go thru an independent third-party review

Wow. As of the last update, there were only 18,487 undetermined Matrix claims. So, somewhere around 3/4 of the remaining.  

[johnsch322]

1 hour ago, clbkbx said:

Wow. As of the last update, there were only 18,487 undetermined Matrix claims. So, somewhere around 3/4 of the remaining.  

And about 23% of all claims. 

[RememberSchiff]

9/11/2025:

Boy Scout Settlement Delays Extend ‘Nightmare’ for Abuse Victims

by Alex Wolf

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/boy-scout-settlement-delays-extend-nightmare-for-abuse-victims

[clbkbx]

On 9/10/2025 at 8:18 PM, johnsch322 said:

14.000 survivor claims

Hi @johnsch322, do you know the source for this number?

[johnsch322]

22 hours ago, clbkbx said:

Hi @johnsch322, do you know the source for this number?

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.

[clbkbx]

25 minutes ago, johnsch322 said:

Slater Firm claims to represent 14,000 claimants

Thanks. I didn't see that number in their recent email or the court filing. What prompted this question is the AVA email I saw posted on facebook guessed (estimated?) that they represented 5,000 claimants. It's getting near the end but that's a big difference in the unprocessed claims.

[GHamm]

I’m sorry, I need to vent for a minute. This has been rough learning an entire year of nothing happening with the Slater cases, of which I am one. I thought financial help with this case could help me through my elderly years, because it’s obvious to me I will never let this go. I have my good days and bad days, unfortunately, being part of this case removed most of those ‘good days’. It took me nearly a year to get everything together, fill out my questionnaire, and get it in. I would have to work weekends on it because of how badly it affected my work day and my daily life. After adding the case to my life a few days were hitting me particularly bad. I would sit in my back yard holding a hose, sitting in a chair watering the same spot of grass for hours at a time and crying. One day I was out there all day and the neighbors started getting worried. I thought this part of my sadness was done with. I learned that all of those times in life my throat closing up was anxiety. In the last few years, hard anxiety attacks were now taking me to the hospital a number of times to make sure I wasn’t about to check out. The night the abuse started I walked home with a tinnitus ringing loud in my left ear. This loud ringing stayed with me for two decades. By the end of my 20s, the ringing had subsided . But within months of deciding to enter this case the ear ringing came back strong. Hearing this ringing again really isn’t worth any of this. But I’m not financially stable, I need help. I attribute these poor financial abilities to the abuse directly. Prior to the abuse I was an excellent student, straight A’s, an eagerness to learn, happy, sports, friends, but after the abuse that was gone. The abuse destroyed who I was and what I was to become. At the beginning of last year, my questionnaire and everything was turned into Slater (a few months before the pause). After a few months of finishing the questionnaire I inquired about updates and was told there was none. Every few months I asked about updates and again there were none. Knowing there was a pause, they said nothing. I somewhat understand that part. But have they even found a mediator?? Have they even started vetting a single one of these 14000 cases????? I didn’t think about how long this case was going to be and now there’s going to be another stranger I have to spill my guts to. I don’t really have a question I think I just want to keep thanking all of you with everything I am. You’re the only ones that have truly helped my mind and my heart during this case. I honestly don’t think any of us can truly let anything go. I think people are just better at ignoring things? I’ve met a lot of abuse survivors and a lot of them could hide things so well. I can’t seem to do that. I’m so broken I don’t know what to do. I want a vacation from myself but that doesn’t exist. I tried medication and it made things worse. I tried talking to doctors, it made it worse. I had one doctor laugh at me and say you’re a big boy, you’ll be fine, slapped me on the back and prescribed me meds?? I mainly spent Saturday afternoons working on my case, so then I could be emotional appropriate for work on Monday morning. This is off topic but one of the days I was sitting there on the back porch working on my case, I was staring off into the backyard. I saw two hummingbirds flying straight at each other and the second they got super close to one another they did this tight spiral together straight up into the sky I thought I was seeing things and then it happened again that day. I don’t know if that’s some kind of mating ritual or what that is but I thought that was really neat. Goodnight everyone, bless you all.

[johnsch322]

5 hours ago, GHamm said:

I’m sorry, I need to vent for a minute.

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