Bryan Haynes, Agustin Rodriguez, Michael Jordan and Zie Alere will be in attendance. 

Bryan will be speaking during the “Recent State Regulatory and Enforcement Activity: Filling Gaps or Impeding Progress” panel. The panel will discuss recent measures enacted by state and local legislators and regulators to combat the illegal e-cigarette marketplace, with a focus on flavor bans and registration lists.

We look forward to seeing our clients and friends at the conference.

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, both doing business as Puff Bar. The lawsuit alleges that Puff Bar violated state consumer protection laws by engaging in deceptive marketing practices aimed at youth, and by misleading consumers about the legality and safety of their synthetic nicotine e-cigarettes.

Continue Reading Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Puff Bar Violated State Consumer Protection Laws

In August, N.C.-based cigarette importer, King Maker Marketing Inc., challenged a decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Customs) that rejected its claims for more than $11 million in drawback duties as untimely.

Continue Reading $11M Cigarette Drawback Dispute Could Have Significant Consequences for FTZ Importers

In September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told industry that it would begin enforcing the agency’s cigarette graphic warning rule in December 2025 in an enforcement policy outlined in a short guidance document. Although a federal district court previously found the rule unconstitutional, an appeals court reversed that decision and the final rule is now in effect. In its guidance, FDA says that it will not begin enforcing until December 2025 at the earliest, but we believe it likely that the rule might yet again be postponed or vacated, as it remains the subject of ongoing litigation. 

Continue Reading FDA Says Agency Will Enforce the Cigarette Graphic Warning Rule in December 2025, But Pending Litigation Could Still Derail Those Plans

Earlier this month, 20 Democratic state attorneys general (AG) filed an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) marketing denial orders (MDOs) of premarket tobacco applications (PMTAs) for flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS or e-cigarettes) currently under review by the U.S. Supreme Court. The brief not only demonstrates which side these states support, but also identifies specific enforcement priorities for these states.

Continue Reading State AGs File Amicus Curae Brief in US Supreme Court Case Involving Flavored E-Cigarettes

In August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new proposed rule that would require importers of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products to provide an FDA-issued submission tracking number (STN) to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for imports of such products. This rule could result in the denial of entry for ENDS imports for which the manufacturer has not submitted a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) to FDA.

Continue Reading FDA Proposes Submission Tracking Number Requirement for ENDS Imports

Bryan Haynes of the Troutman Pepper Tobacco + Nicotine Team will attend the Global Tobacco & Nicotine Forum (GTNF) in Athens, Greece on September 24-26, 2024.  GTNF is the world’s leading annual conference discussing the future of the tobacco and nicotine industries.

The theme of GTNF 2024 is advancing responsible innovation – how can the category continue to innovate while safeguarding tobacco harm reduction and consumer satisfaction?  The interactive event features the industry’s top speakers as well as experts from public health, government and finance.

We look forward to seeing many clients and friends at GTNF 2024.

Bryan Haynes of the Troutman Pepper Tobacco + Nicotine Team will attend the InterTabac trade show in Dortmund, Germany on September 20-21. 

InterTabac is known as the world’s largest trade fair for tobacco products and smoking accessories, with hundreds of exhibitors from more than fifty countries around the world.  InterTabac also offers substantive content where industry experts share insights and discuss developments and future trends in the tobacco and nicotine industry.

We look forward to seeing many clients and friends at InterTabac.

Agustin Rodriguez is attending the Third Annual New Approaches Summit on September 23 during UN week in New York City, which will focus on how policy, innovation, and technological advancements can collectively prevent 1 billion tobacco-related deaths this century.

Agustin will be participating on a panel discussion titled “Chevron, Triton, Registry Bills – An Evolving Legal & Regulatory Landscape in the US.”

Agustin Rodriguez and Bryan Haynes will be attending the upcoming Tobacco Science Research Conference in Atlanta, GA, from September 8 to 11.

This year’s conference is focused on “Tobacco Harm Reduction: What Have We Learned and How Do We Move Forward?”

Agustin will be participating in a panel discussion on Monday, September 9, titled “Weight of the Evidence: Assessing the Benefits of Smokefree Alternatives to Adults Who Smoke and the Risk of Underage Initiation,” where he will provide a legal perspective on this topic.