CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC
CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case regarding whether a prevailing party must succeed on the merits to seek attorney's fees. In a unanimous decision authored by Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, the Court held that a defendant need not succeed on the merits in order to be the prevailing party for the purposes of seeking attorney fees.[1]
CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC | |
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Argued March 28, 2016 Decided May 19, 2016 | |
Full case name | CRST Van Expedited, Inc., Petitioner v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
Docket no. | 14-1375 |
Citations | 578 U.S. ___ (more) 136 S. Ct. 1642; 194 L. Ed. 2d 707 |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kennedy, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | Thomas |
References
- "CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, Slip opinion" (PDF). 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
External links
- Text of CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, 578 U.S. ___ (2016) is available from: Justia Oyez (oral argument audio) Supreme Court (slip opinion)
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