No. 23-1125

Logic Technology Development LLC v. Food and Drug Administration

Lower Court: Third Circuit
Docketed: 2024-04-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Relisted (3) Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-law agency-action arbitrary-and-capricious electronic-nicotine-delivery-system electronic-nicotine-delivery-systems fda-regulation menthol-flavoring premarket-tobacco-application premarket-tobacco-product-application retroactive-rulemaking retroactive-standard
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Latest Conference: 2025-04-17 (distributed 3 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the FDA's creation of a new, heightened standard for evaluating already-pending PMTAs for certain ENDS products was arbitrary and capricious

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) creation of a new, heightened standard for evaluating already-pending premarket tobacco product applications (“PMTAs”) for certain electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS”) products was “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.” 5 U.S.C. § 706(2)(A). 2. Whether FDA’s subsequent, retroactive extension of this heightened evidentiary standard to pending PMTAs for menthol-flavored ENDS was “arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law.” Id.

Docket Entries

2025-04-21
Petition DENIED.
2025-04-14
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/17/2025.
2025-04-11
Supplemental Brief of Logic Technology Development LLC submitted.
2025-04-11
Supplemental brief of petitioner Logic Technology Development LLC filed. (Distributed)
2024-06-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 7/1/2024.
2024-06-25
Supplemental Brief of Logic Technology Development LLC submitted.
2024-06-25
Supplemental brief of petitioner Logic Technology Development LLC filed.
2024-06-24
Letter of U.S. Food and Drug Administration submitted.
2024-06-24
Letter of respondent Food and Drug Administration filed.
2024-06-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/20/2024.
2024-05-30
2024-05-17
Brief of respondent U.S. Food and Drug Administration filed.
2024-04-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 17, 2024)
2024-02-26
Application (23A779) granted by Justice Alito extending the time to file until April 15, 2024.
2024-02-22
Application (23A779) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 14, 2024 to April 15, 2024, submitted to Justice Alito.

Attorneys

Logic Technology Development LLC
Misha TseytlinTroutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Petitioner
Misha TseytlinTroutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Petitioner
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Respondent
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Respondent