Lawsuit Updates

Today United States District Court Judge Amit Mehta rendered a ruling, as part of the Premium Cigar Association’s litigation against […]

On Wednesday, August 19th, Judge Amit P. Mehta of the District Court for the District of Columbia rendered his decision […]

In the case of Cigar Association of America, the Premium Cigar Association, and Cigar Rights of America v. United States […]

In court filings today, the FDA announced a potential new program relating to the requirement that premium cigar manufacturers submit substantial equivalence reports for a decade’s worth of products.

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 (Washington, DC)—Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a ruling on the […]

This week the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR), the National Association of Tobacco Outlets, Iwan Ries & […]

Earlier this week, a Federal Judge seemingly rejected the FDA’s assertion that retailers who blend pipe tobacco in store must […]

Yesterday, Judge Amit Mehta issued an opinion on several issues raised in the IPCPR’s lawsuit against the FDA. Notably, Judge […]

16 months after the Deeming Rule went into effect, the premium cigar industry finally had its day in court. Late last […]

Since July 15, 2016, the International Premium Cigar and Pipe Retailers Association (IPCPR), Cigar Association of America (CAA), and Cigar […]