Boy Scouts Urged to Hurry Bankruptcy As Fees Top $100 Million

The Boy Scouts of America must try harder to accelerate resolving nearly 85,000 sexual abuse claims considering the “staggering” $100 million in professional fees the organization has racked up in bankruptcy, a judge said.

The Boy Scouts is shelling out nearly $10 million a month in Chapter 11 case expenses, the organization’s attorney, Jessica Lauria of White & Case LLP, told the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware Wednesday.

The Boy Scouts must compensate sexual abuse victims, but the historic institution also must find a way to emerge from bankruptcy and continue its mission, Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein ...