Tobacco Litigation

June 20, 2025

Venue for Flavored E-Cigarette Cases

ACS CAN worked with tobacco control partners in filing numerous amicus briefs supporting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in cases across the nation in which the agency issued marketing denial orders (MDOs) for flavored e-cigarette products as part of the premarket review process.

April 2, 2025

Supporting FDA in Marketing Denial Orders

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been issuing marketing denial orders (MDOs) for certain flavored e-cigarette products in accordance with Family Smoking and Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (TCA).

November 29, 2024

Prohibiting Menthol in Cigarettes

ACS CAN supports prohibiting menthol flavor in tobacco products as part of a comprehensive flavor ban.

April 17, 2024

Defending Graphic Warnings on Cigarette Packs and Ads

ACS CAN and other tobacco control partners celebrated a huge public health victory when the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’

January 3, 2023

Defending California Ban on Sale of Most Flavored Tobacco Products

The citizens of California voted to ban the sale of most flavored tobacco products in a ballot initiative on November 9, 2022. The tobacco industry attempted to get an emergency stay of the law by petitioning the US Supreme Court in the case of RJ Reynolds v.

January 3, 2023

Department of Justice Lawsuit Against the Tobacco Industry

After the massive Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between states and the tobacco industry regarding fraud associated with the sale and marketing of cigarettes, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) decided to file a similar lawsuit against the industry.

May 11, 2020

Deeming Rule Litigation

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a resounding victory to public health on May 4, 2020 when it ruled t

October 29, 2019

ACS, ACS CAN, and Partner Groups Celebrate Victory in Lawsuit to Force FDA to Issue Rule on Graphic Warnings

In September of 2018, a federal judge ruled in favor of ACS, ACS CAN and other public health groups that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) must expedite a

August 22, 2018

Taxation of Tobacco Products and Native American Tribal Treaties

The case of Washington State Licensing Board v.

October 31, 2017

Defending Warning Labels

March 27, 2017

Health Groups Urge DOJ to Recuse Tobacco Lawyers

ACS CAN and other tobacco control groups urged the US Attorney General to ensure that attorneys who worked for the tobacco industry and have now moved to the Department of Justice observe conflict of interest standards and recuse those lawyers from government litigation in related cases.

August 19, 2014

American Meat Institute v. USDA

In July of 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the ÛÏDC CircuitÛ) decided an In July of 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (the DC Circuit) decided an important case regarding the authority government agen

Photo of ACS CAN Volunteer Mina Shahlapour

Mina's Story: "We all need to be part of the movement."

When Mina's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, this ACS CAN volunteer suddenly had a new title - caregiver. See how breast cancer research helped save her mom's life.

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