Mealey's (February 25, 2022, 10:47 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Federal Trade Commission administrative law judge (ALJ) on Feb. 23 publicly released an initial decision dismissing all claims brought by the FTC against tobacco company Altria Group Inc. and e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. (JLI) for alleged antitrust activity after finding that competition in the e-cigarette market increased and prices went down after Altria acquired a 35% stake in JLI....