PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
This case concerns the effect of an unresolved attorney's fees request on the finality of a merits judgment. For the reasons explained below, we announce the rule that a judgment on the merits is a separate, final, and appealable decision — even though a request for attorney's fees is involved.
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Pursuant to Labor Management Relations (Taft-Hartley) Act § 301, 29 U.S.C. § 185 (1982), Local 75 of the...
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