11th Circuit Denies Rehearing In Row Among Tobacco Manufacturers In Southeast

Mealey's (July 11, 2019, 3:40 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A Florida tobacco manufacturer’s petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc of an appeal of a federal court’s dismissal — on the grounds that it failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted — of its claims against competitors for unjust enrichment and unfair competition was denied by the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on June 21 (Vibo Corp., Inc. v. U.S. Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers, Inc., et al., No. 18-12499, 11th Cir., 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 18768)....