TERRY v. TYSON FARMS, INC.

No. 08-5577.

604 F.3d 272 (2010)

Alton T. TERRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TYSON FARMS, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: May 10, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Cynthia Noles Johnson, Johnson Law, P.C., Cohutta, Georgia, for Appellant. Jay T. Jorgensen, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. Jonathan H. Levy, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae. ON BRIEF: Cynthia Noles Johnson, Johnson Law, P.C., Cohutta, Georgia, Russell D. Hedges, Moore & Hedges, Tullahoma, Tennessee, for Appellant. Jay T. Jorgensen, Carter G. Phillips, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C., Travis R. McDonough, Roger W. Dickson, Zachary H. Greene, Miller & Martin PLLC, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellee. Jonathan H. Levy, Michael S. Raab, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

Before: NORRIS, COOK, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Alton T. Terry, a Tennessee poultry farmer, entered into a contract with defendant Tyson Farms, Inc., the nation's largest poultry processing firm, to raise chickens. The present action evolved from purportedly unlawful retaliatory actions taken by Tyson against Terry in response to his affiliation with, and leadership role in, a newly organized regional growers' association. Terry brought suit under the Agricultural...

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