CIGAR ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CIGAR ASSOCIATION OF : AMERICA et al., : CIVIL ACTION Plaintiffs : v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA et al., No. 20-3220 □ Defendants : MEMORANDUM PRATTER, J. NOVEMBER 13, 2020 Plaintiffs in this case seek a preliminary injunction against the City of Philadelphia, enjoining it from enforcing Ordinance 180457. The Ordinance prohibits all sale of flavored tobacco products, with minor exceptions. Plaintiffs argue that the Ordinance is preempted by Pennsylvania law. The Court agrees. Youth access to tobacco is indeed a matter of…