February 26, 2026
The Fifth Circuit on Thursday affirmed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration complied with the law when it promulgated a new rule requiring companies seeking premarket authorization of new tobacco products to investigate the product's health effects.
December 02, 2025
A Fifth Circuit panel appeared skeptical Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration properly accounted for how a new rule for premarket authorization of new tobacco products would affect small businesses in the industry.
June 04, 2025
A group of small e-cigarette companies is asking the Fifth Circuit to revive their suit challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's rule for premarket authorization of new tobacco products, saying the FDA failed to account for how the rule would affect small businesses.
March 27, 2025
A coalition of vaping interests challenging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's marketing and recordkeeping regulations has taken the dispute to the Fifth Circuit after a lower district judge tossed the lawsuit, which claimed many in the industry were prohibited from seeking FDA approval for multiple products at once because of the high cost of applying.