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Man files $5.5 million sex abuse suit against Scouts (access required)

Published: May 4, 2011

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An Oregon man who claims he was sexually molested by a Boy Scouts leader as a teenager in the 1970s sued the group in the same court where his attorneys won a landmark jury verdict against the Boy Scouts of America in a separate case last year.

Six men settle cases with Boy Scouts for childhood abuse by leader (access required)

By: Tony Ogden
Published: September 2, 2010

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Six men who were molested by a former Portland, Ore. Scout leader as children have settled their cases with the Boy Scouts of America, their attorneys announced.

Parents sue Boy Scouts over teen’s death (access required)

By: Tony Ogden
Published: June 21, 2010

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The parents of a teen who died of heat stroke during a South Florida hike with his Boy Scouts troop are suing the organization.

Boy Scouts ordered to pay $18.5M in sex abuse case (access required)

By: Tony Ogden
Published: May 10, 2010

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An Oregon jury’s decision to award a man $18.5 million in punitive damages in his case against the Boy Scouts of America will likely be the first of many financial hits the Scouts will take as it prepares to defend itself against a series of sex abuse lawsuits.

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