Institutional abuse is not one lawsuit
Claims against institutions over childhood sexual abuse are separate matters. They involve different defendants, different courts, and different deadlines. LawsuitWatch tracks them as separate cases so that each page can be accurate about its own record.
Cases we track
- Catholic Church abuse. Claims run diocese by diocese, often inside a bankruptcy case with its own deadline. See settlements and status and how claims work.
- LDS (Mormon) Church abuse. These are individual lawsuits, not a class action or an MDL. See the timeline and status, what the lawsuits allege, and how claims work.
Boy Scouts of America
Claims against the Boy Scouts of America were resolved through the organization's bankruptcy, which created a settlement trust for survivors. It is not an open lawsuit that new claimants can join. Questions about an existing claim go to the trust.
Why older articles point here
Earlier articles on this site covered several institutions in a single piece and were not tied to a sourced record. They have been retired and now redirect to this page. The case pages above are written from a record of sourced facts, with every source linked.
Support
RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline, which is free and confidential, at 800-656-4673.