East Coast Vapor, LLC v. Pennsylvania Department of Revenue et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:17-cv-00452

Court:

Pennsylvania Middle

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Other

Judge:

John E. Jones, III

Government Agencies

  1. July 20, 2017

    Pa. Court Says State Can't Dismiss Vaping Tax Lawsuit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge shot down the state's attempt to ditch a challenge to its state tax on e-cigarettes and non-vape-specific components like batteries Thursday, sending the suit brought by a Harrisburg vape shop back to the state's court system.

  2. April 13, 2017

    Pa. E-Cig Shop Urges Court To Preserve Suit Over State Tax

    A Pennsylvania vape shop challenging a state tax on e-cigarettes and nonvape-specific components like batteries urged a federal court on Thursday not to dismiss its suit, arguing it has plausibly shown the state's 40 percent tax is so extreme that it threatens to drive the shop out of business.

  3. April 07, 2017

    Pa. E-Cig Tax Battle Belongs In State Court, Vape Shop Says

    A Pennsylvania vape shop challenging a state tax on "unsavory inventory," including e-cigarettes and their components, argued Friday that the case should be moved from federal court back to state court, arguing that its questions regarding the U.S. Constitution should not be considered before questions of state law.

  4. April 04, 2017

    Vape Shop's Tax Case Should Be Tossed, Pa. Tells Court

    The state of Pennsylvania on Monday pressed a federal court judge to toss a Harrisburg vape shop's suit over a newly implemented state tax on "unsavory inventory," including e-cigarettes, contending that the store hasn't shown it has suffered damages and should use an administrative process to lodge its objection, rather than the court.

  5. March 15, 2017

    Pa. E-Cig Taxation Getting Out Of Hand, Vape Dealer Says

    Pennsylvania's Department of Revenue has yanked another state vaping retailer's tax challenge into federal court, this one adding contentions of harassment to allegations that the 40 percent e-cigarette tax has been expanded beyond the law's intent to unconstitutionally include nonvape-specific components like batteries.

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