A Princeton financial services company on Wednesday asked the New Jersey Supreme Court to reinstate a more than $2 million attorney fee award for defeating an ex-employee’s lawsuit.

Last February, the Appellate Division vacated the $2.06 million award, holding that a surviving claim lodged under the state Conscientious Employee Protection Act was not covered by a contract provision that waived the right to jury trial and awarded fees for prevailing in disputes arising from “this agreement.”