July 29, 2026
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 14 states led by Iowa, and legal interest groups are urging the Ninth Circuit to throw out class certification in antitrust litigation against Altria and Juul, joining the companies in arguing that the trial court misapplied California law to apply to other states.
July 22, 2026
Altria and Juul are urging the Ninth Circuit to undo a class certification ruling in an antitrust case over Altria's past investment in the e-cigarette maker, saying the classes include disparate groups of purchasers from across the country.
June 10, 2026
A California federal judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by Altria and Juul to pause antitrust litigation over Altria's past investment in the e-cigarette maker while they appeal the court's grant of certification to classes of direct and indirect Juul purchasers, saying the case is getting "old and stale."
May 06, 2026
Altria and Juul are asking a California federal court to pause a case alleging the companies schemed to have Altria exit the e-cigarette market while they appeal a class certification ruling to the Ninth Circuit.
April 27, 2026
The Ninth Circuit on Monday granted Altria and Juul's request to appeal a ruling certifying several classes of e-cigarette buyers in an antitrust case alleging the companies schemed to have Altria exit the e-cigarette market.
February 27, 2026
"Common, predominant questions abound" as to whether e-cigarette company Juul and tobacco giant Altria schemed to have Altria exit the e-cigarette market, a California federal judge has said in explaining why he granted class certification to classes of purchasers in antitrust litigation over Altria's past investment in Juul.
February 06, 2026
A California federal court has certified several classes of Juul buyers in litigation over tobacco giant Altria's past investment in the e-cigarette company, despite concerns about the damages phase of the case becoming a "Frankenstein's monster."
October 17, 2025
A California federal judge indicated on Friday that he will likely certify classes of direct and indirect purchasers accusing e-cigarette makers Juul and ex-rival Altria of violating antitrust laws by conspiring to reduce product variety on the market, although Altria's lawyer urged the judge to reconsider and avoid a "Frankeinstein" for damage calculations.
February 14, 2024
A California federal judge has sent two more claims against Juul to arbitration and dismissed a request for an injunction to block Altria's already-unwound investment in the company.
November 01, 2023
Juul Labs Inc. urged a California federal judge to send claims from two electronic-cigarette buyers to arbitration in an antitrust multidistrict litigation stemming from its 2018 merger with competitor Altria, saying they agreed to the same arbitration clause that governed previous plaintiffs' claims.