Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania has filed lawsuits in Lackawanna and Luzerne County Courts against parents who agreed to have their Girl Scout daughters sell hundreds of boxes of the iconic cookies, but never turned in the money. According to published reports, Once a parent signs the agreement form, which is a contract, ordering boxes of cookies to be sold and agreeing to remit the proceeds, the boxes cannot be returned as unsold and the parent is obligated to pay for the cookies, GSHPA comprises 13,500 Girl Scouts across 30 counties in Central and Northeast Pennsylvania, according to its website.