Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 22, 2014No. 13-3159PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) appeals the district court’s award of $4,694,442.14 in attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs to CRST Van Expedited, Inc. (CRST) following the parties’ $50,000 settlement of the only remaining claim, out of 154 individual claims, against CRST. For the reasons discussed infra, we reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
I. Background
A more extensive factual background of this case is available in our prior opinion. See EEOC v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc., 679 F.3d 657 (8th Cir.2012) (“CRST IV”).…
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3Cited by7 opinions
- CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
- EEOC v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2017
- CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
- CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. Equal Emp't Opportunity Comm'nSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
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