Difference between revisions of "Buckhannon Bd. and Home Care, Inc. v. West Va. Dep't of Health and Human Res."

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In ''Buckhannon Bd. & Home Care, Inc. v. West Va. Dep't of Health & Human Res.'', 532 U.S. 598, 602 (2001), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] emphasized that courts generally may not depart from the "American rule" against fee-shifting in lawsuits "absent explicit statutory authority."  
 
In ''Buckhannon Bd. & Home Care, Inc. v. West Va. Dep't of Health & Human Res.'', 532 U.S. 598, 602 (2001), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] emphasized that courts generally may not depart from the "American rule" against fee-shifting in lawsuits "absent explicit statutory authority."  
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In Buckhannon Bd. & Home Care, Inc. v. West Va. Dep't of Health & Human Res., 532 U.S. 598, 602 (2001), the U.S. Supreme Court emphasized that courts generally may not depart from the "American rule" against fee-shifting in lawsuits "absent explicit statutory authority."