Legal Opinion
Schumacher v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided June 7, 2004No. CIV.02-1027PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
KORNMANN, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
[H1] Defendants are all packers who are in the business of purchasing cattle from cattle producers, slaughtering the cattle, and selling the carcass or parts thereof to wholesalers and retailers for consumption by the public. Defendants are the four largest packers in the United States and account' for 80% of the cattle purchased for slaughter in the nation. Much of the cattle purchased by the defendants is processed into what is known in the industry as “boxed beef.” Boxed beef consists of a package weighing approximately 78 pounds containing…
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