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Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC

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Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC
Decided February 25, 2015
Full case nameBaker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC
Citations576 U.S. 121 (more)
Holding
Section 330(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code does not permit bankruptcy courts to award attorney's fees for work performed while defending fee applications.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
MajorityThomas, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Alito
ConcurrenceSotomayor (in part)
DissentBreyer, joined by Ginsberg, Kagan
Laws applied
11 U.S.C. §330(a)(1)

Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC, 576 U.S. 121 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that Section 330(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code does not permit bankruptcy courts to award attorney's fees for work performed while defending fee applications.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC, 576 U.S. 121 (2015)
  2. ^ "Opinion analysis: Divided Court rules that "American Rule" bars fees for litigation over attorney's fees in bankruptcy". SCOTUSblog. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
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