Texas-based The Tobacco Company, doing business as Hestia Tobacco, filed a lawsuit Tuesday (January 6) in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, alleging its former manufacturer breached its supply contract by arbitrarily hiking prices and then urging retailers to pull Hestia’s products from shelves, according to Justia Dockets & Filings.
In the complaint, Hestia claims that Nasco Products, LLC, violated the parties’ agreement by imposing unjustified price increases and undermining Hestia’s market relationships, harming its sales and business prospects. The suit is brought under diversity jurisdiction and seeks monetary damages for breach of contract, with Hestia demanding a jury trial.