Winston v. Trustees of the Hotel & Restaurant Employees International Union Welfare Fund

Following a hearing on cross-motions for summary judgment, the circuit court of Cook County granted summary judgment for plaintiff, John T. Winston, and against defendants, trustees of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees and Bartenders International Union Welfare Fund and William L. Meyers, Inc. The circuit court’s, judgment order held that as a matter of law plaintiff was entitled to extended medical disability coverage under the union health and welfare plan that was in dispute-.

Defendants appeal, arguing that the trial court erred in basing its decision on the description of coverage in the…