Wazelle v. Tyson Foods

  1. October 04, 2022

    5th Circ. Revives Tyson Food Workers' COVID Suit

    The Fifth Circuit revived a suit filed by 41 Tyson Foods workers who accused the food processing giant of negligently exposing them to COVID-19, ruling that the employer wasn't acting under federal orders when it decided to keep running a Texas factory during the pandemic.

  2. June 27, 2022

    Tyson Workers Ask 5th Circ. To Revive COVID Safety Suit

    A group of Tyson Foods Inc. workers has asked the Fifth Circuit to revive and send back to state court their lawsuit accusing the company of negligently exposing them to COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic, echoing other Tyson workers' arguments that their claims don't belong in federal court.