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8 May 2014, 9:21 am by Gene Quinn
We have twice declined to construe fee-shifting provisions narrowly on the basis that doing so would render them superfluous, given the background exception to the American rule, see Christiansburg Garment Co. v. [read post]
26 Mar 2014, 7:29 am by Joy Waltemath
The appeals court declined to consider the EEOC’s contention that the laches defense, which had won the day for the employer in the district court, should not be applied in actions brought by federal agencies, and that it would be “unjust” to award attorneys’ fees incurred in pursuit of that defense (EEOC v Propak Logistics, Inc, March 25, 2014, Keenan, B). [read post]
9 Sep 2013, 1:10 pm by Epstein Becker Green
It had long been argued by attorneys representing employees in these types of cases that Section 218.5 should be interpreted to mean that a prevailing employer would only be entitled to its fees if the employee’s suit was found to be frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation – a standard announced in Christiansburg Garment Co. v. [read post]
9 Sep 2013, 1:10 pm by Epstein Becker Green
It had long been argued by attorneys representing employees in these types of cases that Section 218.5 should be interpreted to mean that a prevailing employer would only be entitled to its fees if the employee’s suit was found to be frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation – a standard announced in Christiansburg Garment Co. v. [read post]
9 Feb 2012, 9:37 am by Brian Wolfman
Taniguchi cites the Court’s landmark ruling in Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. [read post]
31 Jan 2012, 10:28 am by Mack Sperling
  The statute makes no distinction between the standard for prevailing plaintiffs versus prevailing defendants, but in Christiansburg Garment Co. v. [read post]
8 May 2011, 7:31 pm by Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Peoplemark, Inc., the Court in Tricore applied the well-established standard from Christiansburg Garment Co. v. [read post]
10 Jan 2011, 12:24 pm by Richard Renner
The majority's opinion is not quite long enough to cite Christiansburg Garment Co. v. [read post]
26 Feb 2010, 5:09 am by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss
However, an award of attorneys' fees to a prevailing defendant is appropriate in much more limited circumstances.In Christiansburg Garment Co. v. [read post]
18 May 2009, 9:05 pm
Dept. of Housing & Urban Dev., 717 F.2d 929, 931 (4th Cir. 1983) (quoting Christiansburg Garment Co. v. [read post]
28 Apr 2008, 6:02 am
Supreme Court's decision in Christiansburg Garment Co. v. [read post]