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R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO v. U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMIN.

Civil Case No. 11-1482 (RJL).

823 F.Supp.2d 36 (2011)

R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Lorillard Tobacco Company, Commonwealth Brands, Inc., Liggett Group LLC, and Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration, and Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

November 7, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey Kres Beach , Noel John Francisco , Warren Postman , Jones Day, Patricia Anne Barald , Scott Darren Danzis , Covington & Burling LLP, Philip Jonathan Perry , Latham & Watkins, Jonathan D. Hacker , O'Melveny & Myers, LLP, Washington, DC, Floyd Abrams , Joel L. Kurtzberg , Kayvan Sadeghi , Cahill, Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs.

Drake S. Cutini , Daniel K. Crane-Hirsch , Department of Justice Office of Consumer Litigation, Mark B. Stern , Alisa B. Klein , Sarang V. Damle , Daniel Tenny , Lindsey Powell , Department of Justice, Civil Division Appellate Staff, Washington DC, for Defendants.

Robert Corn-Revere , Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Washington, DC, for amici Association of National Advertisers, Inc. and American Advertising Federation.

Daniel J. Popeo , Cory L. Andrews , Richard A. Samp , Washington, DC, for amicus Washington Legal Foundation.

Gregory A. Beck , Allison M. Zieve , Public Citizen Litigation Group for amici American Academy of Pediatrics, American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Legacy Foundation, American Lung Association, American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, and Public Citizen.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RICHARD J. LEON, District Judge.

Plaintiffs in this case ("plaintiffs") are five tobacco companies, which include the second-, third-, and fourth-largest tobacco manufacturers and the fifth-largest cigarette manufacturer in the United States. Complaint ("Compl."), Aug. 16, 2011, ¶¶ 8-12 [Dkt. #1]. In June 2011, defendant United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") published a Final Rule requiring (among other things...

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