Ruiz v. Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC

  1. June 08, 2022

    ConAgra Gets Last Claim Nixed In COVID-19 Death Suit

    A Wisconsin magistrate judge on Wednesday dismissed the last remaining negligence claim against ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods LLC in a suit from a worker alleging lax safety protocols caused him to transmit COVID-19 to his wife, who then died, saying the case could open the door to "potentially unlimited" liability for the company.

  2. May 26, 2022

    ConAgra, Worker Spar On Public Policy In COVID Death Suit

    ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods LLC and a worker whose wife died of COVID-19 are butting heads in Wisconsin federal court over whether public policy should allow the woman's estate to sue the company on wrongful death claims.

  3. May 04, 2022

    Wis. Worker's 'Take-Home COVID' Suit Dodges Dismissal

    A Wisconsin federal judge has declined to toss a suit alleging ConAgra Foods caused a plant worker's COVID-19 infection that led to his wife's death from the virus, saying the state's workers' compensation law does not bar claims stemming from separate injuries suffered by a worker's spouse.