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Nicotine-Like Chemicals in US Vapes May Be More Potent Than Nicotine, FDA Says

Nicotine alternatives used in vapes being launched in the U.S. and abroad, such as 6-methyl nicotine, may be more potent and addictive than nicotine itself, though the scientific data remains incomplete, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …

Altria Agrees to $235 Million Settlement to Resolve Juul-Related Cases

Altria Group Inc said Wednesday that it will pay $235 million to settle at least 6,000 lawsuits accusing it of fueling a teen vaping epidemic through its former investment in e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. The deal ends nearly all …

Altria Tells Jury It Didn’t Benefit From Juul Youth Vaping Push

Altria Group Inc. didn’t benefit from its $12.8 billion investment in Juul Labs Inc., the tobacco giant’s lawyers told a jury in a trial over whether it helped the e-cigarette maker promote sales that led to a youth vaping crisis …

Altria Faces First Trial Over Claims it Helped Market Juul to Teens

Tobacco giant Altria Group Inc is set to face trial Monday in a lawsuit by San Francisco’s public school district accusing the company of fueling a teen vaping epidemic, along with e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. The San Francisco Unified …

Juul Labs Fails to Knock Out Racketeering Claims in Lawsuits About Marketing Conduct

Juul Labs Inc. failed to knock out racketeering claims in lawsuits accusing it of deliberately targeting teenagers, as individual founders and directors of the e-cigarette maker became the new focus of the litigation. Most of the claims brought by consumers, …

Juul’s Defense of Marketing E-Cigarettes to Youth Targets Use of Organized Crime Law

Juul Labs Inc. has the Mafia to thank for the most potent legal claims accusing the e-cigarette maker of igniting an epidemic of youth nicotine addiction. The company will try to persuade a federal judge Monday that consumers and school …

Arkansas Judge OKs $29.1M Payout in Cigarette Lawsuit

More than 21,000 Marlboro Lights smokers and their attorneys will receive a portion of $29.1 million from a lawsuit settlement fund approved by an Arkansas judge. A Pulaski County Circuit judge approved the payment on Jan. 17 from the $45 …

$45M Settlement Proposed in Arkansas Tobacco Lawsuit

Attorneys for cigarette smokers and for tobacco manufacturer Philip Morris USA have agreed to a $45 million settlement of a lawsuit over the marketing of Marlboro Lights in Arkansas. The settlement was submitted to Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox …