CRST v. EEOC – Legal Reform
U.S. Supreme Court
In this case the EEOC initiated legal action against a business without complying with its statutory obligation to reasonably investigate the alleged violation and to conciliate before filing suit. Accordingly, the defendant company succeeded in obtaining an order dismissing the case on procedural grounds. The issue presented at this stage is whether the EEOC should be required to pay attorney’s fees. NFIB Small Business Legal Center filed in support of the employer, arguing that attorney’s fees should be awarded to a prevailing business defendant regardless of whether a case is dismissed on procedural grounds or resolved on the merits.
Tyson v. Bouaphakeo – Legal Reform
U.S. Supreme Court
NFIB Legal Center joined with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on a brief urging the Supreme Court to rigidly enforce federal rules precluding certification of class action lawsuits. Specifically, we argued that it is improper to certify a class action suit to proceed in the absence of solid evidence that all of the class members have been injured in the same way.
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