Philip Morris Moves For Summary Judgement In New FDA Graphic Warnings Challenge

Mealey's (August 6, 2020, 2:50 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Philip Morris USA Inc. and a New Jersey-based cigarette company on Aug. 5 filed a motion for summary judgment or preliminary injunction asking the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to find that the Food and Drug Administration's new rule requiring graphic warnings on tobacco packages and advertisements is unconstitutional and illegal on its face and arguing that the FDA's recently released internal studies show that the warnings are ineffective and unconstitutional (Philip Morris USA Inc., et al. v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, et al., No. 20-1181, D. D.C.)....