$3 Million Verdict Against Tobacco Company Overturned
A state appeals court in Florida sided with big tobacco company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and overturned a $3 million verdict in a lawsuit...
USPS to End Unlawful Cigarette Shipments Following Lawsuit
A lawsuit filed by several states against the U.S. Postal Service has ended with a settlement aimed at ending unlawful cigarette shipments from foreign...
Next Phase of Tobacco Corrective Statements Start in June 2018
Back in November 2017, it was announced that U.S. cigarette companies would begin to run corrective statements as part of an ongoing lawsuit ....
CVS Health Research Institute: Company’s Removal of Tobacco Products Reduced Cigarette Purchases Nationwide
A new study conducted by the CVS Health Research Institute suggests that the company’s decision to remove tobacco from all CVS Pharmacy stores reduced...
FDA Graphic Cigarette Health Warning Effective Date Extended
The following article was submitted by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced this week that...
Walgreens Pressured to Bail on Cigarettes
At press time, Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens was deep in the throes of a battle over whether a proposal for the chain to stop selling...
Groups Call Out FDA Inaction on Menthol Cigarette Regulation and Ban
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is facing yet another tobacco-related legal challenge from a group calling out the agency's lack of a...
Court Order Further Postpones FDA Graphic Cigarette Warnings
The following update was contributed by the National Association of Tobacco Outlets (NATO):
On Nov. 12, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District...
U.S. Adults Smoking Fewer Cigarettes Than Ever
According to a recent report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, the rate of cigarette smoking among adults in the U.S. is...
Record Cigarette Sales Reported in 2020
Cigarette sales were up in 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) annual Cigarette Report. This sales increase marked the first time in...