End date 1978 | ||
Full case name Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Citations 434 U.S. 412 (more)98 S. Ct. 694; 54 L. Ed. 2d 648; 16 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 502; 15 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) P8041 Majority Stewart, joined by Burger, Brennan, White, Marshall, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens | ||
Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 434 U.S. 412 (1978), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that interpreted 42 U.S.C. ยง1988(b) to generally not require unsuccessful plaintiffs in civil rights cases to pay attorney's fees to the defendant. There would be an exception, however, for plaintiffs that brought frivolous claims. This decision has essentially helped create one way fee shifting for plaintiffs in civil rights cases.
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