GLENN v. TYSON FOODS, INC.

No. 21-40622 consolidated with No. 21-11110.

40 F.4th 230 (2022)

Rolandette GLENN; Idell Bell; Kerry Cartwright; Tammy Fletcher; Laveka Jenkins; Kiesha Johnson; Ronald Johnson; Daisy Williams; Danica Wilson; John Wyatt; Crystal Wyatt; Clifford Bell, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Beverly Whitsey, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. TYSON FOODS, INCORPORATED; Jason Orsak; Erica Anthony; Maria Cruz, Defendants-Appellants. Maria Yolanda Chavez, Individually and on behalf of Minor LC and Estate of Jose Angel Chavez; Angel Chavez; Rita Elaine Cowan, Individually and on behalf of the Estate of Thomas David Cowan, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Tyson Foods, Incorporated, doing business as Tyson Foods; Tyson Fresh Meats, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED July 7, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew R. Gould , Kurt B. Arnold , Attorney, Brian Christensen , Arnold & Itkin, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Plaintiffs-Appellees in No. 21-40622.

Paul D. Clement , Erin Murphy , Clement & Murphy, P.L.L.C., Alexandria, VA, Christopher S. Coleman , Perkins Coie, L.L.P., Phoenix, AZ, Zachary Thomas Mayer , Attorney, Mayer, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, C. Harker Rhodes, IV , Kirkland & Ellis, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Defendants-Appellants in No. 21-40622.

Adam R. Pulver, Esq. , Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, DC, for Amici Curiae Public Citizen, Incorporated, National Employment Law Project, Equal Justice Center in Nos. 21-40622, 21-11110.

Lindsey E. Powell, Esq. , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae United States of America in Nos. 21-40622, 21-11110.

Kirsten Marisol Castaneda , Alexander Dubose & Jefferson, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees in No. 21-11110.

Paul D. Clement , Erin Murphy , Clement & Murphy, P.L.L.C., Alexandria, VA, Andrea Butler, Esq. , C. Harker Rhodes, IV , Kirkland & Ellis, L.L.P., Washington, DC, Zachary Thomas Mayer , Attorney, Mayer, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, Defendants-Appellants in No. 21-11110.

Before Willett, Engelhardt, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.


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