Tobacco Litigation

June 7, 2023

Defending Graphic Warnings on Cigarette Packs and Ads

ACS CAN and the American Cancer Society are helping defend the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s final rule requiring graphic warnings on cigarette packages and advertisements by filing amicus curiae briefs in federal lawsuits challenging the rule.

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.

February 24, 2022

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).

September 27, 2021

Banning Menthol Cigarettes

ACS CAN supports banning menthol flavor in tobacco products as part of a comprehensive flavor ban. Support of this ban included filing a citizens' petition at the FDA with other health groups in 2013, and supplementing that petition with updated scientific data in January of 2021.

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

July 30, 2013

Providence, RI Ban on Discounts and Flavored Tobacco Products

The City of Providence passed new tobacco control ordinances in 2012. These ordinances moved tobacco control forward in two different ways: 1) the “price ordinance” bans all licensed vendors of tobacco products from accepting or redeeming any coupons that result in a discounted tobacco price; an

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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