CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC

CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC

Argued March 28, 2016
Decided May 19, 2016
Full case name CRST Van Expedited, Inc., Petitioner v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Citations

578 U.S. ___ (more)

Court membership
Chief Justice
John G. Roberts
Case opinions
Majority Kennedy, joined by unanimous
Concurrence Thomas

CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, No. 14-1375 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]

References

  1. ↑ "CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. EEOC, Slip opinion" (PDF). 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-05-24.


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