For agreeing not to challenge Natural American Spirit’s use of the word “Natural” in its product packaging and labeling, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“the FDA”) has been sued in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The case is Sproule v. U.S. Food & Drug Administration, et al., No. 9:17‑cv‑80709 (S.D. Fla.).

Bryan Haynes, an attorney at Troutman Sanders, is featured in the June 2017 issue of SMOKESHOP discussing being compliant with the FDA’s deeming regulations requirements. Proper planning is the key.

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Troutman Sanders attorneys Bryan Haynes and Robert Claiborne, Jr. were featured in the April 2017 issue of SMOKESHOP magazine. The article, titled “UPS Untaxed Cigarette Trafficking Liability: Increased Scrutiny on Tobacco Companies”, discusses a recent court decision finding United Parcel Service liable to New York City and New York State …

Troutman attorney Bryan Haynes will attend this year’s 85th annual IPCPR trade show held July 10-14, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. You can meet Bryan at the Smokeshop Magazine booth.

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Just last year, Pennsylvania passed a draconian new tax on electronic cigarettes.  Imposed at the rate of 40% of the retailer’s purchase price, the tax applies to all “electronic cigarettes,” which is defined to mean an “electronic oral device, such as one composed of a heating element and battery or electronic circuit, or both, which provides a vapor of nicotine or any other substance and the use or inhalation of which simulates smoking.”  This term is defined to include both (1) a device, as described in the definition above, and irrespective how it is marketed, and (2) any liquid or other substance placed or sold for use in such a device. 

How much must a common carrier do to police its shipments? The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will have the opportunity to weigh in on a $246,975,614 judgment against the United Parcel Service, Inc., (“UPS”) now that the firm has filed a Notice of Appeal. The Notice was filed on June 23, 2017, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Troutman Sanders attorney Bryan Haynes was featured in a June 2016 SMOKESHOP article regarding the FDA regulations on deeming tobacco products. The article discusses the FDA’s stringent requirements for premarket tobacco submissions.

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Troutman attorneys Bryan M. Haynes and Robert S. Claiborne, Jr. were featured in the February 2017 issue of SMOKESHOP, a tobacco industry magazine, in an article discussing the Indiana Vapor Act. This article discusses the federal appeals court’s decision that Indiana’s Vapor Pens and E-Liquid Act is unconstitutional to the …

Are blunt wraps taxable “tobacco products”? Are they “suitable . . . for smoking in a pipe or otherwise”? On May 15, 2017, the Supreme Court of Colorado answered both questions in the affirmative, handing down its decision in Colorado Department of Revenue, et al. v. Creager Mercantile Co., No. 15SC226.

Troutman Sanders Partner, Bryan M. Haynes, to attend the 102nd annual Tobacco Manufacturers Association conference held in Chantilly, VA from May 10-12, 2017. Noteworthy sessions to include Navigating Premarket Authorization & Harm Reduction… and Testing Methodologies for Deemed Products.