Following the announcement of the Sam Leccia Cigar Co., Oliva Cigar Co. has announced their legal plans in regards to Sam’s plans.

Oliva Cigar Co. is currently in litigation with Sam Leccia. Sam Leccia signed a five-year non-compete. No further comments at this time.

In interviews Sam has avoided discussing Oliva, focusing on his future endeavors. We first broke the story of Sam Leccia leaving Oliva back in November.

Update: Attempts to reach Sam Leccia for comment were unsuccessful.

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I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.