Boy Scouts of America falls short in bid to emerge from sex-abuse bankruptcy
The Boy Scouts of America's bid to emerge from bankruptcy appeared to fall just short Tuesday when a $2.7 billion settlement offer failed to garner enough votes from thousands of men who say they were sexually abused in Scouting.
Although 73% of the nearly 54,000 claimants who cast ballots voted to accept the settlement, the proposal needed at least 75% to ensure confirmation by the bankruptcy judge presiding over the case, according to plaintiffs' lawyers.
"Survivors understood that the Plan does not adequately compensate them," said John
