Case Study: Serratos V. Tyson Foods
Mr Tigre,
Unfortunately, a corporation can be charged and convicted of any number of crimes. If the employees or officers within a corporation violate the law on behalf of the corporation and within the scope of their employment, the corporate entity would be open to criminal charges. Corporations can be convicted of criminal wrongdoing in the same manner individuals are charged and convicted. In addition, individuals within the corporation can be charged as well. Commonly, when a corporation is charged, many of the top officers will be charged along with the corporation as an entity.
The punishments for a corporation convicted of a crime are typically fines. For example, after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP paid billions in fines after being convicted of criminal charges. It is within reason that other punishments could be enforced. The corporation could be assigned probation, have further SEC regulations levied against it, or be barred from entering certain geographic locations. It is possible that you could lose …show more content…
Tyson Foods, Case No. 2-103 / 11-1186, is a prime example of an Iowa appellate court being relied upon to provide justice to each member of the case during a lawsuit filed against a corporation. Refugio Orozco Serratos (plaintiff) sued his employer Tyson Foods (defendant) because he believed the factory he worked in provided employees with unsafe working conditions, which lead to health issues amongst himself and his fellow co-workers of Tyson Foods. Mr. Serratos attempted to sue Tyson Foods over chapter 85A of the Workers’ Compensation Act because he believed his Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) was brought about directly from his working experiences and conditions at Tyson Foods. Ultimately, Mr. Serratos was not found in favor of this particular case because he could not prove his COPD was directly caused by his working conditions, especially since doctors believe his COPD could partially be a result of his past of
Unfortunately, a corporation can be charged and convicted of any number of crimes. If the employees or officers within a corporation violate the law on behalf of the corporation and within the scope of their employment, the corporate entity would be open to criminal charges. Corporations can be convicted of criminal wrongdoing in the same manner individuals are charged and convicted. In addition, individuals within the corporation can be charged as well. Commonly, when a corporation is charged, many of the top officers will be charged along with the corporation as an entity.
The punishments for a corporation convicted of a crime are typically fines. For example, after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP paid billions in fines after being convicted of criminal charges. It is within reason that other punishments could be enforced. The corporation could be assigned probation, have further SEC regulations levied against it, or be barred from entering certain geographic locations. It is possible that you could lose …show more content…
Tyson Foods, Case No. 2-103 / 11-1186, is a prime example of an Iowa appellate court being relied upon to provide justice to each member of the case during a lawsuit filed against a corporation. Refugio Orozco Serratos (plaintiff) sued his employer Tyson Foods (defendant) because he believed the factory he worked in provided employees with unsafe working conditions, which lead to health issues amongst himself and his fellow co-workers of Tyson Foods. Mr. Serratos attempted to sue Tyson Foods over chapter 85A of the Workers’ Compensation Act because he believed his Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) was brought about directly from his working experiences and conditions at Tyson Foods. Ultimately, Mr. Serratos was not found in favor of this particular case because he could not prove his COPD was directly caused by his working conditions, especially since doctors believe his COPD could partially be a result of his past of