Glenn v. Tyson Foods

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Case Number:

21-40622

Court:

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit:

3360 Other Personal Liability

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  1. July 07, 2022

    5th Circ. Sends Tyson COVID Suits Back To State Court

    The Fifth Circuit on Thursday sent back to state court a pair of suits from a group of Tyson Foods Inc. workers alleging the company's negligence in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic led to them contracting the disease, saying the company was never operating under the direction of a federal officer.

  2. May 10, 2022

    5th Circ. Mulls If Tyson COVID-19 Suits Belong In Fed. Court

    A Fifth Circuit panel suggested Tuesday that Tyson Foods must show it changed operations in response to a presidential order during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic to keep in federal court negligence suits brought by processing plant workers.

  3. January 26, 2022

    Tyson Asks 5th Circ. To Keep COVID-19 Death Suits Federal

    Tyson Foods Inc. has told the Fifth Circuit a pair of lawsuits accusing the company of wrongfully requiring employees to work without proper safety protocols at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic belong in federal court, because the company was following instructions from the federal government at the time.