Legal Opinion
Richard W. Brown v. Local 58, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Afl-Cio
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1996No. 94-1558PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves a request for attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by members of an electrical union during litigation against their local. Though the union members voluntarily dismissed their action without prejudice, they sought an award of attorneys’ fees and costs from the local on the grounds that they were prevailing parties. They contend that their lawsuit was a catalyst that caused the local to reform the procedures by which collective bargaining agreements are ratified. The union members also maintain that their lawsuit caused the local to reinsert a…
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