In re Juul Labs, Inc. Antitrust Litigation

 On April 27, 2026, WLF the Ninth Circuit granted Altria leave to appeal a district court’s class-certification order under Rule 23(f). The decision was a victory for WLF, which contended in its amicus brief that the order violates federalism and due process by improperly applying California’s Cartwright Act to out-of-state transactions and harms. The state-by-state variations in antitrust laws pose insuperable obstacles rendering class litigation both unmanageable and unconstitutional.