A group of insurers has accused attorneys of seeking out as many sex abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America as possible in order to have more leverage in bankruptcy proceedings.

In objection filings unsealed Feb. 11, 19 insurers said many of the 82,000 claims involved have not been sufficiently vetted, with attorneys signing off on the claims determined to file as many as possible in an effort to secure what could be billions in contingency payments.