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Tyson Claims it Followed Federal Instructions in COVID-19 Response
May 13, 2021
In a reply brief before the Eighth Circuit filed on Tuesday, Tyson Foods Inc. argued that it fulfilled its duties to protect employees during the COVID-19 pandemic and followed national guidelines, while helping prevent a food shortage. The company alleged that since it was following federal directions to keep the food supply secure, that the plaintiffs do not have a basis for filing litigation against actions Tyson took at the behest of the federal government.
“In the throes of the greatest national health crisis in a century, ensuring that the nation’s food supply remained secure ranked high among the federal government’s top priorities. … Tyson provided that cooperation under the close direction of federal officers from the earliest days of the pandemic, even before the directives were formalized.”
No charges in botched slaughter at NDSU Meat Lab
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A variety of meat is shown at the North Dakota State University meat lab Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, in Fargo. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
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Hawaii Attorney General Joins Coalition of 19 Attorneys General in Pushing Back Tyson Foods’ Attempt to Sidestep State Court Review of Waterloo Facility COVID-19 Outbreak
Posted on Apr 12, 2021 in COVID-19, Latest News, Newsroom, Press Releases
HONOLULU – Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general, led by California, Delaware, Maryland, and Minnesota, in an amicus brief pushing back on Tyson Foods’ efforts to circumvent state court review of its handling of a COVID-19 outbreak at one of its pork-processing facilities in Waterloo, Iowa. The outbreak at the facility reportedly infected more than one-third of the company’s workers. In an amicus brief supporting the families of deceased