Southern California Gas Company v. Utility Workers Union of America, Local 132, Etc.

64 F.3d 666 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UTILITY WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA, LOCAL 132, etc. Respondent-Appellee. No. 94-55343. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 9, 1995. * Decided Aug. 14, 1995. 1 Before: BROWNING, NORRIS, and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 The arbitrator's award represents a plausible interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement: (1) the arbitrator did not ignore the "plain meaning" of the term "Workers' Compensation Benefits," since the term is facially ambiguous as to whether attorney's fees are included, McKesson Corp. v. Local 150 IBT, 969 F.2d 831, 833 (9th Cir. 1992); (2) the arbitrator's holding that the term "clear[ly] and unambiguous[ly]" included both temporary and permanent benefits did not foreclose a holding that the term did not include attorney's fees; (3) any ambiguity resulting from the arbitrator's holding that…