Iowa Supreme Court allows lawsuits against Tyson executives over COVID deaths

Iowa Supreme Court says COVID-death lawsuits against Tyson execs can proceed

Tyson’s plant in Waterloo, Iowa, saw nearly 1,000 covid cases among its roughly 3,000 employees in 2020. According to the lawsuit, Tyson continued to tell employees there was no risk even as hundreds of workers fell ill.

Iowa Supreme Court allows lawsuits against Tyson executives over COVID deaths

WATERLOO, Iowa (KNWA/KFTA) — The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that some top Tyson Foods executives can be held responsible for the deaths of workers who caught COVID-19 at the company’s meatpacking plant in Waterloo, Iowa. On May 23, the state's supreme court reversed a lower court decision that had blocked the families of the deceased workers from suing these executives. The ruling lets the families of five workers move forward with their lawsu…