( September 4, 2026, 7:29 AM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — Relying on the recent precedent of SEC v. Jarkesy, tobacco company Altria Group Inc. and its subsidiaries that manufacture and sell NJOY vapes filed an appellant brief in the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals challenging a judge’s denial of their motion to preliminarily enjoin an International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation into NJOY vapes stemming from a patent complaint brought by Juul Labs Inc. (JLI), which the appellants say is a “private” dispute....