R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al v. County of Los Angeles, et al

  1. February 27, 2023

    Justices Spurn RJ Reynolds' Fight Over LA's Tobacco Limits

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal by R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. and two other companies seeking to overturn Los Angeles County's ban on flavored tobacco products, leaving intact a Ninth Circuit ruling upholding a lower court's dismissal of the suit.

  2. November 10, 2022

    RJ Reynolds Sues To Nix Voter-Backed Flavored Tobacco Ban

    R.J. Reynolds sued California's attorney general on Wednesday to block S.B. 793, a law that bans the sale of flavored tobacco products in the state, just a day after Golden State voters tanked a referendum effort by big tobacco companies like R.J. Reynolds by adopting a proposition approving the law.

  3. May 11, 2022

    En Banc 9th Circ. Won't Rethink LA's Flavored Tobacco Ban

    The full Ninth Circuit declined Wednesday to reconsider a panel's March decision backing Los Angeles County's ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products, declining a bid from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and two other companies for an en banc rehearing.

  4. April 04, 2022

    RJ Reynolds Wants Rehearing On LA's Flavored Tobacco Ban

    R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and two other companies have asked the Ninth Circuit to reconsider a March decision backing Los Angeles County's ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products, arguing the ban is clearly preempted by the Tobacco Control Act.

  5. March 18, 2022

    9th Circ. Upholds LA County's Ban On Flavored Tobacco

    The Ninth Circuit has upheld a lower court's decision to toss the claims of tobacco companies against Los Angeles County, finding Friday that the lower court was correct in its ruling that state and local governments can control the sale of tobacco products within their borders.

  6. May 07, 2021

    LA County Urges 9th Circ. To Preserve Flavored Vape Ban

    The county of Los Angeles on Friday defended its ban on flavored vape products to the Ninth Circuit, saying federal law gives states and local governments the ability to control the sale of tobacco products within their borders.

  7. March 02, 2021

    LA's Flavored Vape Ban Unconstitutional, 9th Circ. Hears

    A group of tobacco companies has told the Ninth Circuit that Los Angeles County's ban on flavored vapes was preempted by the federal Tobacco Control Act, urging the court to reverse a lower court's decision to toss their suit against the county.

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