Legal Opinion
BARKER v. Tyson Foods Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 4, 2021No. 2:21-cv-00223Unknown
1Opinion
RENATA BARKER, Administratrix of the : ESTATE OF BRIAN K. BARKER, : Deceased, and in her own right, : Plaintiff, : Civ. No. 21-223 : v. : : TYSON FOODS, INC., et al., : Defendants. : Diamond, J. November 4, 2021 MEMORANDUM Renata Barker alleges that her late husband’s employers caused his wrongful death from COVID-19. The employers removed this action from state court, invoking diversity, federal question, and federal defense jurisdiction. Mrs. Barker moves to remand. Because there is complete diversity between Plaintiff and the sole Defendant she did not fraudulently join, I will deny her…
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