Tyson’s Rehearing Request in Covid-19 Worker Deaths Case Denied

Tyson Foods Inc.’s request for a federal appeals court reconsideration of a decision that went against the meatpacker in a Covid-19 death case was rejected Tuesday.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit denied Tyson’s petition for an “en banc” hearing by the circuit’s judges and also denied a request for a rehearing by the three-judge panel that ruled against Tyson. The order didn’t explain the court’s reasons for the denials.

The company is arguing that statements made by President Donald Trump in 2020 and others in his administration support Tyson’s claim that it acted under the ...