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Dryft Sciences, LLC v. Swedish Match North America, LLC

  1. September 18, 2025

    Philip Morris Gets Swedish Match Deal Case Stubbed Out

    A Virginia federal court tossed a proposed class action on Thursday from consumers accusing Philip Morris of violating antitrust law by purchasing Swedish Match rather than competing in the U.S. market for nicotine pouches with its own product, after finding the claims were based on conjecture instead of facts.

  2. January 16, 2025

    Swedish Match Wants 'Copycat' Sham Patent Suit Nixed

    Swedish Match urged a Virginia federal judge to toss a proposed class action it said largely parrots a since-settled antitrust suit from which consumers can draw no basis for claims the tobacco company used litigation to drive a nicotine pouch rival out of the market.

  3. February 10, 2023

    Rival Drops Antitrust Suit Against Swedish Match

    Dryft Sciences LLC will drop its lawsuit in California federal court accusing tobacco company Swedish Match North America LLC of using baseless litigation to drive Dryft out of the market for nicotine pouch products, as part of a broader agreement between the companies.

  4. January 03, 2023

    Swedish Match Rival Defends Claims In Antitrust Suit

    Dryft Sciences LLC is urging a California federal court not to toss its claims that rival Swedish Match North America LLC pushed it out of the nicotine pouch market with a series of frivolous lawsuits, saying Swedish Match's motion to dismiss ignores large portions of the amended complaint and mischaracterizes the purposes and results of prior legal actions.

  5. December 21, 2022

    Swedish Match Looks To Toss Rival's Renewed Antitrust Case

    Tobacco company Swedish Match has urged a California federal court to toss an updated case from Dryft Sciences accusing it of monopolizing the market for nicotine pouch products, arguing that its patent and other litigation surrounding the products was clearly not a sham.

  6. October 25, 2022

    Judge Rebuffs Swedish Match, Rival's Bid To Delay Hearing

    A California federal judge had no patience for a joint motion to delay an upcoming motion to dismiss a hearing in a case alleging tobacco company Swedish Match AB unfairly limited the market for nicotine pouch products, a kind of chewing tobacco derivative.

  7. October 12, 2022

    Swedish Match Looks To Duck Rival's Antitrust Suit

    Tobacco company Swedish Match has asked a California federal judge to dismiss a rival's antitrust claims alleging that it has unfairly limited the market for nicotine pouch products, a kind of chewing tobacco derivative.