Supreme Court sides with e-cigarette companies in FDA vaping lawsuit . . . WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with e-cigarette companies on Friday in a ruling making it easier to sue over Food and Drug Administration decisions blocking their products from the multibillion-dollar vaping market The 7-2 opinion comes as companies push back against a yearslong federal regulatory crackdown on electronic cigarettes It’s expected to give the companies more
Supreme Court Lets Big Tobacco Pick The Judges Hearing Their Cases The Supreme Court made it easier for Big Tobacco companies to pick which judges hear their challenges to federal tobacco regulations on Friday in a 7-2 decision that will allow other companies affected by regulations to bring suit The case emerged from a lawsuit by R J Reynolds Vapor Company
Court rules that e-cigarette retailers can seek judicial review in the . . . The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a challenge by retailers to the Food and Drug Administration’s denial of an application by R J Reynolds Vapor to market e-cigarettes can go forward in the U S Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, based in Louisiana By a vote of 7-2, the justices ruled
Justices Open Door to Multiple-Venue Challenges to E-Cigarette Rules . . . RJR Vapor opens the door for vape and e-cigarette companies to pick the courts they want to hear their challenges to adverse decisions against their products Under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, manufacturers are required to apply for and receive approval from the FDA before marketing any “new tobacco product ”
Supreme Court Vape Lawsuits: Venue Ruling Explained The Supreme Court ruled in favor of vaping companies Vaping companies can now choose courts for challenges the FDA and EPA are impacted by the decision The ruling widens court options for vaping businesses The decision stems from a case concerning the FDA’s regulatory authority over vaping products
E-Cigarette Forum Shopping Dispute Survives High Court Scrutiny The US Supreme Court declined to cut back on what the government said was “remarkable” forum shopping concerning where e-cigarette manufacturers can sue to challenge FDA decisions In a 7-2 ruling on Friday by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the court broadly read the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act to allow retailers to sue
Supreme Court allows vape companies to pick courts to hear challenges . . . (Frank Franklin II AP) By Justin Jouvenal and Ann E Marimow The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a government effort to narrow options for challenging Food and Drug Administration denials of applications to market e-cigarettes, Supreme Court allows vape companies to pick courts to hear challenges Posted on June 21, 2025 June 21,