Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Smithfield Foods, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 2, 2002No. 3:01-cv-00249PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND OPINION
MORGAN, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The Court held a hearing on this motion on November 21, 2001. For the following reasons, the Court Grants the Defendants’ motion, and enters Judgment in for the Defendants.
I. Factual 1 and Procedural Background
Over the past decade, Smithfield Foods, and its wholly owned subsidiary Smithfield Packing (collectively referred to as “Smith-field”), have steadily been acquiring greater numbers of their hogs through contractual arrangements and direct ownership— what is referred…
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