(April 12, 2024, 1:32 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge denied as “premature” a motion by e-cigarette maker NJOY LLC, an Altria Group Inc. subsidiary, to permit alternative service to several Chinese e-cigarette manufacturers it accuses of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and federal cigarette regulations by illegally selling “Elf Bar” and other brands of flavored disposable vapes (FDVs)....