Mealey's (March 6, 2018, 2:12 PM EST) -- HONOLULU — A union is not owed attorney fees after prevailing in a lawsuit brought by a former employee alleging bias and retaliation because the employee’s claim was not frivolous, a divided Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled March 2 (William K. Mahoe v. Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, AFL-CIO, No. 15-16917, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 5426)....