Judge Dismisses Suit By ‘Public Face’ Of Vape Brand Who Claimed Wrongful Removal

( October 8, 2025, 8:26 AM EDT) -- LAS VEGAS — A Nevada federal judge dismissed for lack of jurisdiction a complaint by the former CEO of a brand used to sell disposable vapes and other products in which he accused two former colleagues and his former companies of violating his right of publicity and deceptive trade practices after finding that the plaintiff failed to plead that personal jurisdiction exists over the defendants in Nevada based on their operation of websites and social media accessible from that state....