Cody Easterday currently serving an 11-year prison sentence for defrauding Tyson Foods of $144 million has filed suit against the Company. At issue, is a claim that Easterday was offered a share of the profits from sales of meat products designated “Cody’s Beef” marketed in Japan.
Cody claimed $100 million for using his name and image on product labels. His original filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit was dismissed but Easterday is persisting in his litigation. Tyson Foods categorically rejects the claim based on the absence of any proof relating to any obligation by Tyson Foods to share in profits.