Judge Stays Deceptive Marketing Class Claims Against Zyn Maker Due To Earlier Suit

( March 31, 2025, 1:52 PM EDT) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California federal judge on March 28 stayed a putative class action against Swedish Match North America LLC (SM) for allegedly deceptively marketing Zyn nicotine pouches as nicotine cessation products in violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws after finding a similar suit is already pending and applying the “first-to-file rule.”...