Legal Opinion

Kern v. Sitel Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 11, 2008No. 07-50290PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Greg Kern appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for summary judgment and the grant of summary judgment for Appellee SITEL Corporation (“SITEL”), in which the district court found the 2003 Sales Compensation Plan (“the Plan”) ambiguous and, therefore, subject to SITEL’s final interpretive authority. Although we agree with Kern that the Plan is unambiguous, we find that, under Texas law, SITEL retains final interpretive authority under the Plan. Therefore, we AFFIRM.

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Kern was hired by SITEL as Vice President, Business Development in June 2003. He…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Coker v. CokerTexas Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Gonzalez v. DenningCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  3. Partick Edwin Golden, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Kentile Floors, Inc., Defendants-Appellants-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  4. Monsanto Co. v. BoustanyTexas Supreme Court · 2002
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3Cited by10 opinions

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