Judge Again Delays Effective Date For New Tobacco Graphic Warnings Rule

Mealey's (December 7, 2020, 9:42 AM EST) -- TYLER, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Dec. 2 granted a motion by tobacco companies challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s new tobacco graphic warnings rule to extend the rule’s effective date for the second time, again due to logistical delays caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., et al. v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, et al., No. 20-176, E.D. Texas)....