PLETCHER v. GIANT EAGLE, INC.

  1. October 21, 2021

    Pa. Grocer Blasts New Rehab Act Suit Over Mask Policy

    Pittsburgh-based grocery chain Giant Eagle has told a federal court that customers were wrong to bring a new lawsuit asserting Rehabilitation Act claims over the company's COVID-19 mask policy, saying they should seek to amend their nearly identical case alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

  2. September 07, 2021

    Anti-Mask Shoppers Told To Turn Over Facebook Messages

    A court-appointed special master overseeing discovery disputes in a challenge to grocer Giant Eagle's COVID-19 mask mandate has recommended that several shoppers be compelled to turn over private Facebook messages about the case and pay part of the chain's legal costs as a sanction.

  3. October 23, 2020

    Anxious Shopper Can't Escape Mask Rules, Judge Says

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday refused to block a grocery store's mandatory mask policy, holding a shopper claiming he can't wear a mask because of his anxiety hasn't shown that he can't just wear a face shield or order grocery delivery instead.

  4. July 29, 2020

    Grocer Must Weigh Mask Rule For Each Shopper, Court Told

    Pittsburgh-based Giant Eagle grocers can't use the public health threat of the COVID-19 pandemic to turn away customers with disabilities that render them unable to wear masks, because the Americans with Disabilities Act only provides exemptions for individuals who pose a threat, a spurned customer told a federal court Tuesday.

  5. July 16, 2020

    Pa. Grocer Defends Mask Policy Against ADA Claims

    Pittsburgh-based grocer Giant Eagle defended its mandatory mask policy against a customer's demand for an injunction in federal court, arguing that the Americans with Disabilities Act did not require the company to put shoppers and staff at risk of contracting COVID-19 if customers who can't or won't wear masks were merely inconvenienced.

  6. July 02, 2020

    Disabled Customers Renew Bid To Kill Pa. Grocer's Mask Rule

    Opponents of Pittsburgh-based grocer Giant Eagle's mandatory mask policy for Pennsylvania shoppers have asked a federal court for an injunction compelling the grocer to waive the policy for people with disabilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  7. June 12, 2020

    Giant Eagle Mask Suits Should Stay Separate, Customer Says

    A Pennsylvania federal court shouldn't consolidate more than two dozen lawsuits challenging grocery chain Giant Eagle's COVID-19 mask policy, because the cases all involve different stores, staff and police agencies, one of the suing customers said Friday.

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