( November 6, 2024, 1:50 PM EST) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM) and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (RJR) filed amicus curiae briefs in California federal court in support of a motion by the Food and Drug Administration and affiliated agencies to dismiss a public health lawsuit demanding that the FDA enact a federal ban of menthol cigarettes, arguing that the plaintiffs lack standing and the FDA cannot be compelled to enact such a ban....