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Judge dismisses Missouri worker's lawsuit against Smithfield

05/05/20 8:13 PM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS centers for disease control and prevention covid-19 David Muraskin meatpacking plants missouri Occupational Safety and Health Administration primary jurisdiction Public Justice Food Project Rural Community Workers Alliance Smithfield U.S. District Judge Gregory Kays usda
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a community advocacy group and a worker at Smithfield’s Milan, Mo., pork plant, finding the company has taken “significant steps … to reduce the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak at the plant.”
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