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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company et al v. United States Food And Drug Administration et al

  1. December 07, 2022

    FDA Graphic Cigarette Warnings Go Up In Smoke

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cannot enforce a rule requiring tobacco companies to add graphic warning labels to cigarette packs, a Texas federal judge ruled on Wednesday, saying the rule grates against tobacco companies' First Amendment rights.

  2. November 23, 2022

    FDA Asks Companies For Cigarette Packaging Plans

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday said it is encouraging companies to submit plans showing how they will comply with a contested rule requiring graphic health risk warnings about smoking on cigarette packages and advertisements ahead of an upcoming deadline.

  3. August 10, 2022

    Big Tobacco Wins 8th Delay Of Graphic New Warning Labels

    A Texas federal judge on Wednesday delayed for the eighth time the effective date of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new rule requiring tobacco companies to put graphic warning labels on cigarette packs, kicking the compliance deadline that was initially set for June 2021 to Oct. 6, 2023.

  4. March 02, 2021

    Big Tobacco Wins 3rd Delay Of Graphic New Warning Labels

    A Texas federal judge on Tuesday delayed for a third time the effective date of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new rule requiring tobacco companies to put graphic warning labels on cigarette packs, kicking the compliance deadline that was initially set for this June to April 14, 2022.

  5. December 11, 2020

    RJ Reynolds Says FDA Cigarette Warnings Flout Free Speech

    Counsel for tobacco companies told a Texas federal judge Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new requirement for graphic warning labels on cigarette packs violates the First Amendment in "unprecedented and egregious" ways and the government can't justify the imposition on free speech.

  6. December 02, 2020

    Big Tobacco Wins 2nd Delay Of Graphic New Warning Labels

    A Texas federal court Wednesday further postponed the effective date of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new requirement for graphic warning labels on cigarette packs to 2022, siding with Big Tobacco, which argued that questions over the validity of the rule still remain unanswered.

  7. November 23, 2020

    Tobacco Cos. Seek Extra Delay Of Graphic Cigarette Warnings

    Big Tobacco on Monday asked a Texas federal court to further postpone the effective date of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new requirement for graphic warning labels on cigarette packs, saying questions over the validity of the rule still remain unanswered.

  8. September 09, 2020

    FDA Seeks To Ditch Big Tobacco's Cigarette Warning Suit

    A Texas convenience store operator doesn't have standing to pursue a lawsuit alongside Big Tobacco over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's requirement for graphic warning labels on cigarette packs, so the case should be tossed or transferred to Washington, D.C., the government told a Texas federal judge Wednesday.

  9. July 06, 2020

    FDA Rips Big Tobacco's 'Astounding' Attack On New Warnings

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is scorching a legal challenge from major tobacco companies over new visual warnings on cigarette packages and advertisements, telling a Texas federal judge that the lawsuit blithely downplays concerns about lesser-known smoking risks, such as amputations.

  10. May 06, 2020

    FDA Seeks Delay Of Graphic Cigarette Warnings Due To Virus

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and major tobacco companies asked a Texas federal judge on Wednesday to delay the agency's new requirement for graphic warning labels on cigarette packs, which Big Tobacco is suing to block, because of disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. 

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