“The Trust will reach out to Claimants prior to issuing the next distribution and Claimants will be able to provide updated payment information at that time. At this time, no additional payment information is needed.
The Trust does not know how much Claimants will receive on allowed claims, but it almost certainly will not be 100% of the allowed amount. Ultimately, the amount the Trust will be able to pay on each allowed claim will depend on the factors explained in FAQ 16.3. The factors that affect the calculation for future distributions include total available funds and the value of all allowed claims.
As explained in FAQ 16.4, when the appeals from confirmation of the BSA plan are concluded and confirmation of the BSA plan is upheld, additional money will be paid to the Trust in the approximate amount of $1.5 billion. Moreover, the Trust has been in the process of liquidating certain assets it received on the Effective Date of the plan, including interests in hundreds of oil and gas properties and an art collection. The Trust will also collect on notes receivable as those note payments are due.
Finally, the Trustee filed a lawsuit against nearly 100 insurance companies in order to enforce rights assigned to the Trust by BSA and the Local Councils under thousands of insurance policies. The value of the Trust’s rights under those insurance policies could be several billion dollars. This insurance coverage litigation is extraordinarily complex and unless it is able to be settled on reasonable terms, it could take years to litigate to final conclusion.
On May 13, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit dismissed the widest ranging appeals of the Bankruptcy Court’s plan confirmation order, which had been filed by a small group of dissenting sexual abuse Survivors and holdout insurance companies.
On May 27, 2025 the small group of dissenting sexual abuse Survivors filed a motion for rehearing en banc with the Third Circuit, seeking to have the entire Court review the three-judge panel’s May 13 decision dismissing their appeal. It is unclear if this motion for rehearing en banc will be granted and/or how long it may take for the Court to decide the merits of the issues raised on rehearing. Once the en banc court rules, it is still possible that a losing party may seek to have the decision further reviewed by the United States Supreme Court.
These delays mean that the funds necessary for a second distribution from the Trust to Survivors with allowed claims will remain in escrow until all appeals are exhausted and the plan confirmation order becomes a final order. However, the Third Circuit’s May 13 decision is a crucial step in getting to a final confirmation order.
In the meantime, the Trust’s essential work of determining claims and providing an initial distribution to Survivors of sexual abuse in Scouting with allowed claims will continue without interruption. The Trust will keep Survivors and counsel apprised as further developments occur.
The Trust has now determined more than half of the Matrix claims, so our ability to predict the value of all allowed claims is improving. The Trustee will determine the amount of the second distribution as soon as possible after the Order confirming the BSA plan becomes final and certain monies currently being held in escrow are released to the Trust. Once the percentage available for a second distribution has been determined, the Trust will begin making the second distribution to Survivors with allowed claims.
For additional information regarding distributions, please review FAQ 16.”
as a victim of abuse. i think all must work very hard to make sure victims recieve one hundred percent of allowed claim. also attorney fees should also be paid by bsa. these wounds have been reopened . remember we were little boys and it was not our fault
This delay by such a small group needs to be handled on a case-by-case basis. I agreed and signed off on my settlement in February of this year after reliving this nightmare multiple times having to give my statement over and over. I truly hope it’s the victims who are seeking this appeal and not greedy lawyers trying to up their pay day on the pain of those who’s childhoods were destroyed.
SCOTUS this has dragged on long enough. For those of us who have lived with this our whole lives and have accepted our fates with this and made our peace. Let’s allow those of us who are ready to turn the page please let us move on from this.
I have lived with the abuse for approximately 50 years…it’s sad to think someone could do this to a child…I would suggest selling your future payments to someone like J.G. Wentworth
There are not any settlement groups that will buy these claims, especially since the cases are on hold while the Supreme Court allows for a longer timeline to allow the Lujan claimants to file a writ of certiori.