Legal Opinion
Oklahoma Ex Rel. Edmondson v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 21, 2010No. 09-5134PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
The Cherokee Nation (the Nation) appeals the district court’s denial of its motion to intervene in a dispute between the State of Oklahoma (the State) and Defendants-Appellees (collectively, Tyson). The State had sued Tyson because of Tyson’s disposal of poultry waste in the Illinois River Watershed (IRW). The IRW, in which both the State and the Nation claim interests, covers approximately one million acres straddling the Oklahoma-Arkansas border. Within it are hundreds of large-scale poultry farms. Tyson operates some of these farms and contracts with other farmers to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Tele-Communications, Inc. v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Attorney General of Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
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3Cited by38 opinions
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