Trustees of the Central Pension Fund of the International Union of Operating Engineers & Participating Employers v. Wolf Crane Service, Inc.

Wolf Crane Services, Inc. (“Wolf Crane”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Trustees of the Central Pension Fund of the International Union of Operating Engineers and Participating Employers (“Pension Fund”).1 On appeal, we conclude with respect to Count I that the district court should have reviewed the arbitrator’s legal conclusions de novo, and we conclude with respect to Count II that the district court erred in granting summary judgment.

BACKGROUND

In 1989, Wolf Crane negotiated with the Pension Fund and became a contributing employer. At the time of the…