Legal Opinion

Global Management Enterprise, L.L.C. v. Commerce & Industry Insurance

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 2, 2015No. 14-31126Published

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Commerce and Industry Insurance Company (d/b/a Chartis) provided Global Management Enterprise, L.L.C. (Global) with workers’ compensation insurance. Global’s policy excluded employees who were eligible for benefits under the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA), but it contained an endorsement that, by its terms, extended coverage to “street cleaning.” After Li-brado De La Cruz, a Global employee, allegedly suffered an injury while cleaning a beach, Chartis refused to provide benefits, initially relying on the LHWCA exclusion and later also denying that…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Reed v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2003
  2. McDill v. Utica Mut. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  3. Louisiana Bag Co., Inc. v. Audubon Indem. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
  4. Gilbane Building Co. v. Admiral InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  5. Mid-Continent Casualty Co. v. Swift Energy Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000

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