Reynolds awaits reply on appeal of Los Angeles County flavour ban decision

A reply from Los Angeles County lawyers is expected soon, after RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and two other tobacco companies asked a federal appellate court to review its earlier affirmation of the county’s ban on flavoured tobacco sales.

The review stems from the appeals court upholding an earlier ruling that turned down a challenge to a Los Angeles County ban on menthol cigarettes and other flavoured tobacco products from Reynolds and two other tobacco companies.