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LITIGATION
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
LITIGATION [Abstract] 
LITIGATION
Note 6. LITIGATION
From time to time the Company may be involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of its business. There were no pending material claims or legal matters as of September 30, 2011 other than the following matters.
On February 23, 2010 Smoke Anywhere, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, filed an arbitration against TransFirst, a company providing credit card transaction processing services, as required, in the event of a dispute under the services contract by and between the parties. Smoke Anywhere is seeking to have certain fees and fines levied on it reversed, in addition to demanding that certain monies held by TransFirst, be released to it.
On May 15, 2011, the Company became aware that Ruyan Investment (Holdings) Limited had named the Company, along with three other sellers of electronic cigarettes in a lawsuit alleging patent infringement under federal law. In that lawsuit, which was initially filed on January 12, 2011, Ruyan was unsuccessful in bringing suit against the Company due to procedural rules of the court. Subsequent thereto, on July 29, 2011, Ruyan Investment (Holdings) Limited filed a new lawsuit in which it named the Company, along with seven other sellers of electronic cigarettes, alleging patent infringement under federal law. The lawsuit is Ruyan Investment (Holdings) Limited vs. Vapor Corp. et. al.2:11 CV-06268- GAF-FFM and is pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. On September 23, 2011, the Company filed an answer and counterclaims against Ruyan in the lawsuit. A joint scheduling conference among the parties has been set for January 9, 2012. Although the Company can give no assurance as to the outcome of this lawsuit or the counterclaims, the Company believes that the allegations against it in this lawsuit are without merit, and the Company intends to vigorously defend against the lawsuit and prosecute its counterclaims.