On September 22, a group of 28 state AGs led by Iowa filed an amicus brief in Vapor Technology Association v. Wooten in support of North Carolina’s state directory law that prohibits the sale of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products or e-cigarettes that lack Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marketing authorization. According to the... Continue Reading| Tobacco Law Blog
In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has launched a pilot program aimed at streamlining the agency’s review of certain premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) for modern oral nicotine pouches. The announcement notes that evidence suggests nicotine pouches can help adults switch away from more harmful tobacco products. Although nicotine... Continue Reading| Tobacco Law Blog
Michael Jordan joined the “Product Compliance” panel at the Food & Drug Law Institute’s (FDLI) Introduction to Tobacco and Nicotine Law and Regulation course on October 8. The panel covered topics such as labeling and warning requirements, product registration and ingredient submission, user fees and tobacco taxation, marketing and advertising limitations, retailer requirements, and product... Continue Reading| Tobacco Law Blog
An Ohio appellate court recently affirmed the dismissal of a case brought by the Ohio attorney general (AG) against Central Tobacco & Stuff Inc.| Tobacco Law Blog
Bryan Haynes, head of Troutman Pepper Locke’s Tobacco + Nicotine practice, was quoted in the September 24, 2025 Bloomberg Law article, “Tobacco Industry Fights Biden’s Proposed Cigarette Nicotine Cut.” “Technical achievability is something that FDA is required by law to consider when it implements a tobacco product standard, and it’s not clear to me that... Continue Reading| Tobacco Law Blog
In August, the California Department of Justice (DOJ) finalized regulations to implement California’s unflavored tobacco list (UTL) law, which the state| Tobacco Law Blog
In May, we wrote about the Trump administration’s first major enforcement action involving the importation of unauthorized e-cigarettes, in which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized products valued at nearly $34 million. FDA and CBP have once again seized unauthorized e-cigarettes in Chicago, but this time... Continue Reading| Tobacco Law Blog
Importers of smoking tobacco products, particularly cigarettes, are increasingly saving millions in federal excise taxes by employing a refund mechanism| Tobacco Law Blog
Our colleagues recently wrote about 14 memoranda from the new U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi to Department of Justice (DOJ) employees framing the| Tobacco Law Blog
This article was originally published on August 29, 2025 on Law360 and is republished here with permission. On June 20, in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that marketing denial orders issued by the FDA regarding new tobacco products can be challenged not only by the... Continue Reading| Tobacco Law Blog
On August 21, 2025, NJOY, LLC (NJOY), a subsidiary of Altria Group, Inc., sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), alleging that the agency has unlawfully delayed rendering a decision on supervisory review of its June 2022 marketing denial order (MDO) for certain flavored, disposable electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). As we recently covered... Continue Reading| Tobacco Law Blog
We recently wrote about a federal case here and here involving key issues related to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF)| Tobacco Law Blog
In early August, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled that the civil money penalty (CMP) provision in the Food, Drug, and| Tobacco Law Blog
We recently reported that several state legislatures are considering bills to establish vapor product directories this year—namely Florida, Indiana,| Tobacco Law Blog
This year, several state legislatures will consider bills to establish vapor product directories. Amid heightened scrutiny of illicit vapor products by| Tobacco Law Blog
The Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act, 15 U.S.C. § 375 et seq., is a federal law with two primary objectives: (1) to prevent federal and state| Tobacco Law Blog
Over the past two years, at least 14 states have enacted laws requiring manufacturers of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) to certify the status| Tobacco Law Blog
In 2023, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) placed Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians (Twenty-Nine Palms), a federally| Tobacco Law Blog
In June, the Appellate Court of Illinois upheld an assessment of over $314 million against Sam’s Club for unpaid county cigarette excise taxes, including| Tobacco Law Blog
On June 20, the Supreme Court concluded that marketing denial orders (MDOs) issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can be challenged not only by| Tobacco Law Blog
In the first major enforcement action involving the importation of illegal tobacco products by the new administration, and on the heels of the appointment| Tobacco Law Blog
We previously wrote about this case last January, here and here, when Iowans for Alternatives to Smoking & Tobacco, Inc., Global Source Distribution,| Tobacco Law Blog
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In what appear to be the first restrictions of their kind, the state of California and the city and county of Denver have adopted bans on flavored tobacco| Tobacco Law Blog
On January 21, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case addressing who may challenge Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marketing denial orders for new| Tobacco Law Blog
Yet again, the premium cigar industry has prevailed in federal court against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As we have previously discussed| Tobacco Law Blog
On December 17, 2024, Iowans for Alternatives to Smoking & Tobacco, Inc., Global Source Distribution, LLC, and others filed a complaint and motion for| Tobacco Law Blog
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Throughout 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) endeavored to curb sales of unauthorized electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) in the| Tobacco Law Blog
In the ninth episode of our 12 Days of Regulatory Insights podcast series, Michael Jordan, a member of the firm's Tobacco + Nicotine practice, is joined| Tobacco Law Blog
Agustin Rodriguez of the Troutman Pepper Tobacco + Nicotine team will attend the Food and Drug Law Institute 2024 Enforcement Conference on Wednesday,| Tobacco Law Blog
In October, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that a law restricting the packaging of e-cigarettes violates the state constitution’s free speech| Tobacco Law Blog
Last month, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced the awardees for the 2024-2025 Tobacco Grant Program, a program spearheaded by the| Tobacco Law Blog
A consumer class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against EVO Brands, LLC and PVG2, LLC,| Tobacco Law Blog
In August, N.C.-based cigarette importer, King Maker Marketing Inc., challenged a decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs) that rejected| Tobacco Law Blog
Earlier this month, 20 Democratic state attorneys general (AG) filed an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) marketing| Tobacco Law Blog
In August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new proposed rule that would require importers of electronic nicotine delivery system| Tobacco Law Blog
