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COOK v. GREYHOUND BUS LINES, INC.

659 A.2d 287 (1995)

Francis COOK v. GREYHOUND BUS LINES, INC., et al.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided June 5, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. MacAdam, Patrick N. McTeague (orally), McTeague, Higbee, Libner, MacAdam, Case & Watson, Topsham, for employee.

M. Thomasine Burke (orally), Richardson & Troubh, Portland, for employer.

Before ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, CLIFFORD, RUDMAN, DANA and LIPEZ, JJ.

CLIFFORD, Justice.

Francis Cook appeals from a decision of the Workers' Compensation Board denying his motion for an award of attorney fees. The fees were generated in connection with a claim Cook filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Texas involving his employer, Greyhound Bus Lines, Inc. Because we conclude that the Board has no statutory authority to award attorney fees for services rendered in a bankruptcy proceeding, we uphold the Board's decision.<...

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