January 29, 2026
A pair of vape companies is urging the Fourth Circuit not to issue a stay on an order blocking enforcement of a Virginia law prohibiting the sale of unapproved e-cigarettes, saying the district court correctly found that portions of the law were preempted by federal law.
January 20, 2026
The Commonwealth of Virginia is asking the Fourth Circuit to stay a district court order blocking enforcement of some aspects of its law banning the sale of unauthorized vapes, saying the district court was wrong to find the law was preempted by the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.