WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday completes an extraordinary run of oral arguments in cases that could jeopardize the ability of workers and consumers to join forces in lawsuits against companies.
Three times in the past four weeks, the justices have considered petitions from companies seeking to overturn lower court rulings that allowed such lawsuits to proceed. Just by agreeing to hear each case, the conservative-leaning court may have signaled its intentions.
The latest case was brought by Tyson Foods, one of the world's leading producers of meat and poultry. It wants out of a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 3,300 current and former workers at a pork processing plant in Iowa who want overtime pay for the time taken to put on and remove protective and sanitary gear.
Tyson's claim that the workers don't share enough common traits to sue as a class follows similar cases heard over the past month in which companies argued that consumers could not prove any injury or had been offered complete restitution (usatoday.com)
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