Seyfarth Synopsis: The Illinois Supreme Court recently affirmed a state appellate court’s holding that in class action lawsuits, an effective tender made before a named plaintiff files a class certification motion satisfies...more
2/28/2020
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Damages ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
IL Supreme Court ,
Mootness ,
Real Estate Market ,
Rental Property ,
Statutory Violations ,
Tender Rules
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a class action asserting claims for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and statutory fraud in regards to the sale of general-use, pre-paid gift cards, the Seventh Circuit affirmed the final approval...more
12/21/2017
/ American Express ,
Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Contract ,
Class Action ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fraud ,
Legal Costs ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Unjust Enrichment
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the latest chapter of the ongoing legal battle between the EEOC and delivery company CRST Van Expedited regarding the agency’s sexual harassment claims, a federal district court ordered the EEOC to pay...more
9/28/2017
/ Appeals ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Determination on Remand ,
EEOC v CRST Van Expedited ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Frivolous Lawsuits ,
Prevailing Party ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII ,
Trucking Industry
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a landmark case for EEOC litigation involving fee sanctions, while employer CRST successfully argued that a ruling “on-the-merits” is not necessary to be a prevailing party, the SCOTUS remanded the case...more
Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in EEOC v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc.
Involving the largest fee sanction award ever levied against the EEOC – nearly $4.7 million – EEOC v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc....more
In high-stakes litigation brought by the EEOC against trucking company CRST Van Expedited, Inc., (“CRST”), CRST recently submitted its final reply brief before the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral argument in the case later this...more
As we recently blogged here, EEOC v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc. is an important case on the Supreme Court’s docket that employers absolutely need to monitor. At issue is whether attorneys’ fees are appropriate in instances...more
EEOC v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc. is a key case for all employers.
We have been tracking the developments in this case since its inception. Now it has reached the U.S. Supreme Court on the issue of whether attorneys’...more