Split 5th Circuit Panel Says Vape Seller’s Fine Violated 7th Amendment

( July 1, 2026, 1:51 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A divided Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on June 30 granted an e-liquid maker’s petition for review and vacated an approximately $19,000 fine issued against it by the Department of Health and Human Services for selling unauthorized vapes, finding that the administrative proceeding violated the petitioner’s Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial under SEC v. Jarkesy....