DR Distributors, LLC v. 21 Century Smoking, Inc.

  1. June 06, 2024

    In 13-Year Trademark Fight, Chicago Judge Says No More

    A Chicago federal judge brought to a close a trademark fight between two vaping companies surrounding the phrase "21st Century Smoking" that has stretched on for over a decade and led to millions of dollars in sanctions over thousands of deleted emails and long-hidden documents.

  2. October 07, 2022

    Ill. Judge Invokes Dante's Inferno In $2.5M Sanctions Order

    An Illinois federal judge invoked the poet Dante in a description of fee litigation as "an inner circle of judicial hell" as he imposed a $2.5 million attorney fees sanction for discovery violations in a long-running trademark dispute between rival e-cigarette companies.