Boy Scouts Judge Questions Jurisdiction in Mass Tort Fee Fight

Boy Scouts abuse claimants seeking to terminate contingency fee arrangements with mass tort law firm Slater Slater Schulman LLP must first convince a Delaware bankruptcy judge that she has jurisdiction to hear their arguments.

Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein of the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware said at a hearing Thursday that she’s unsure whether she can adjudicate allegations accusing Slater of deceiving thousands of clients about the status of their claims in the Boy Scouts abuse settlement process.

Further briefing on jurisdiction is needed before she can weigh in on “an indictment of the way mass tort ...