April 27, 2026
The Ninth Circuit on Monday granted Altria and Juul's request to appeal a ruling certifying several classes of e-cigarette buyers in an antitrust case alleging the companies schemed to have Altria exit the e-cigarette market.
February 27, 2026
"Common, predominant questions abound" as to whether e-cigarette company Juul and tobacco giant Altria schemed to have Altria exit the e-cigarette market, a California federal judge has said in explaining why he granted class certification to classes of purchasers in antitrust litigation over Altria's past investment in Juul.
February 06, 2026
A California federal court has certified several classes of Juul buyers in litigation over tobacco giant Altria's past investment in the e-cigarette company, despite concerns about the damages phase of the case becoming a "Frankenstein's monster."
October 17, 2025
A California federal judge indicated on Friday that he will likely certify classes of direct and indirect purchasers accusing e-cigarette makers Juul and ex-rival Altria of violating antitrust laws by conspiring to reduce product variety on the market, although Altria's lawyer urged the judge to reconsider and avoid a "Frankeinstein" for damage calculations.
February 14, 2024
A California federal judge has sent two more claims against Juul to arbitration and dismissed a request for an injunction to block Altria's already-unwound investment in the company.
November 01, 2023
Juul Labs Inc. urged a California federal judge to send claims from two electronic-cigarette buyers to arbitration in an antitrust multidistrict litigation stemming from its 2018 merger with competitor Altria, saying they agreed to the same arbitration clause that governed previous plaintiffs' claims.
January 14, 2022
A California federal court sent a pair of e-cigarette buyers to arbitration on Friday, making them the second set of potential class representatives forced to settle antitrust claims against Juul and former competitor Altria out of court.
December 15, 2021
A California federal judge offered a mixed bag in oral arguments Wednesday for consumers trying to avoid arbitration for antitrust claims against e-cigarette maker Juul and former rival Altria, saying he's likely to impose arbitration on recent online customers who agreed to the terms on Juul's website, but not those who agreed to earlier versions.
August 20, 2021
Attorneys pursuing consolidated antitrust proposed class actions against e-cigarette maker Juul and former rival Altria will have to find new direct purchasers after the consumers who bought from the companies directly were forced into arbitration in a California federal court ruling Thursday that otherwise largely kept the allegations intact.
July 09, 2020
Hausfeld, Berman Tabacco and the Joseph Saveri Law Firm have filed competing bids requesting a California federal judge name them lead counsel for a group of consumers who accuse e-cigarette maker Juul and former rival Altria of violating antitrust laws by conspiring to reduce the variety of products on the market.