Employers-Shopmens Local 516 Pension Trust v. Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. of America

Plaintiffs, Employers-Shopmens Local 516 Pension Trust (Local 516) and Western States Health and Welfare Trust Fund of the OPEIU (Western), appeal a limited judgment, dismissing plaintiffs’ breach of contract claim against defendants, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America (Travelers) and Hartford Fire Insurance Company (Hartford), after the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of both insurers. At the core of this coverage dispute is the meaning of the term “employee” in both the “Welfare and Pension Plan ERISA Compliance” endorsement to the commercial crime policy that…