Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods, Inc.

ELR Citation: ELR 20162
No(s). 05-cv-329 (N.D. Okla. Jul 22, 2009)

A district court dismissed Oklahoma's claims for monetary damages against poultry companies for injury caused to the Illinois River watershed stemming from the their storage and disposal of poultry waste. The state failed to join the Cherokee Nation as a required party. The Cherokee Nation possesses...