Cigar Association of America et al. v. United States Food and Drug Administration et al.

The legal battle over premium cigar regulations continues.

It’s only a two-week delay.

Attorneys representing the cigar industry have asked the court to let them have until April 1, 2024 to respond to the government’s appeal. The government is opposed, allegedly interested in having oral arguments heard on the appeal in May.

Today, the attorneys representing the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) submitted a brief in their appeal of the decision in Cigar Association of America…

Get out your red pens, it’s grading time.

Will I be wrong about the shipping date for Fuente y Padrón Legends two years in a row? Probably.

The Department of Justice will have to file its brief by Jan. 16, 2024.

Not. So. Fast.

The effects of last month’s ruling in Cigar Association of America et al. v. United States Food and Drug Administration et al. are beginning to shape.

Nearly 5,000 words on what yesterday’s major legal victory means for the premium cigar industry.

After seven years of litigation, the premium cigar industry has won.