NC bar owners suing governor say COVID-19 orders are stacked against them
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Carteret County Superior Court against Gov. Roy Cooper, focuses on Cooper's executive orders, which the governor says are aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. Plaintiff Danielle Bull owns Bull's Tavern at 408 W. Fourth St., while plaintiff Tiffany Howell owns Burke Street Pub at 1110 Burke St. and Tee Time Sports & Spirits at 3040 Healy Drive. It has 17 plaintiffs listed, including four each from Forsyth and Guilford counties and an Asheville piano bar. A second bar-related lawsuit was filed Tuesday against Cooper by Crystal Waldron, co-owner of Club ...