October 06, 2021
A Pennsylvania federal judge has thrown out a would-be class action against the state over its allegedly inconsistent granting of waivers from an order requiring non-essential businesses to close at the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year.
February 01, 2021
A proposed class action lawsuit over waivers Pennsylvania granted for some businesses to stay open during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic should be dismissed because the waiver program has been scrapped, attorneys for Gov. Tom Wolf told a federal court.
August 31, 2020
A federal judge said Monday a Philadelphia-area pool supply store can proceed with a proposed class claim that its right to equal protection was violated when, unlike several nearby competitors, it was denied a waiver to remain open when Gov. Tom Wolf shuttered non-essential businesses in mid-March due to the pandemic.
May 06, 2020
A Philadelphia-area pool sales and maintenance business launched a proposed class action Tuesday challenging Gov. Tom Wolf's protocol for determining what commercial enterprises should be deemed "life-sustaining" and allowed to remain open during Pennsylvania's statewide coronavirus lockdown.