The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to referee a long-running dispute between Jenner & Block and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over $4.6 million in attorney fees awarded to a client of the law firm.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit nixed the attorney fee award because the sex discrimination case brought by the EEOC against Jenner client CRST Van Expedited Inc. was dismissed rather than decided on the merits. It also noted that one of the claims involved in the case was settled with the company.
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