Legal Opinion
Kujanek v. Houston Poly Bag I, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 27, 2011No. 10-20664PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Kenneth Kujanek sued his former employer, Houston Poly Bag I, Ltd. (“Houston Poly”), under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) 1 to recover profit sharing and retirement benefits that were allegedly withheld from him. During Kujanek’s employment with Houston Poly he accrued a significant amount of vested benefits in a profit-sharing plan that Houston Poly offered to its employees. After resigning from Houston Poly, Kujanek made multiple attempts to obtain plan documents and the necessary forms for electing a “rollover” distribution of his…
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