( November 14, 2024, 1:35 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration in a Nov. 13 opening merits brief to the U.S. Supreme Court argues that a Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel clearly violated the Tobacco Control Act (TCA) by finding jurisdiction over a challenge to an FDA ban of menthol-flavored e-cigarette products brought by R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. (RJRV) and affiliated entities, saying the ruling “invites unchecked forum shopping.”...