Rural Community Worker's Alliance v. Smithfield Foods, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI ST. JOSEPH DIVISION RURAL COMMUNITY WORKERS ) ALLIANCE and JANE DOE,1 ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) No. 5:20-CV-06063-DGK ) SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC. and ) SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS This lawsuit arises from Plaintiffs’ allegations that Defendant Smithfield Foods, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Defendant Smithfield Fresh Meats Corporation (collectively, “Smithfield”) have failed to adequately protect workers at its meat processing plant in Milan, Missouri,…