Ruksznis v. Argonaut Insurance Company

LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Frank Ruksznis, former plumbing inspector for the Town of San-gerville (“the Town”), obtained a judgment against Lance Burgess, a Town Selectman, for slander. Ruksznis sought to collect the judgment through this reach and apply action against the Town’s insurer, Argonaut Insurance Company (“Argonaut”). The district court granted summary judgment for Argonaut, finding that the exclusions in the insurance contract for “employment-related” practices barred Ruksznis’s recovery. Because we agree that the term “employment” unambiguously covers Ruksznis’s relationship…