Legal Opinion

Boy 1 v. Boy Scouts of America

District Court, W.D. Washington

Decided May 19, 2011No. Case No. C10-1912-RSMPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS

RICARDO S. MARTINEZ, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter comes before the Court upon Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. Dkt # s 6, 20. For the reasons set forth below, Defendant’s motion is GRANTED.

II. BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs are six adult men who were sexually abused by their scout leaders in connection with their participation in the Boy Scouts of America organization (“BSA”) when they were children. Plaintiffs allege that, long before Plaintiffs’ abuse, BSA knew that it had a problem with pedophiles and other sexual deviants infiltrating their…

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  5. Grimsby v. SamsonWashington Supreme Court · 1975

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