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Juul, Altria Face First Trial Over Claims of Marketing E-Cigarettes to Teens

E-cigarette company Juul Labs Inc. and its former largest investor, Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc., will face their first U.S. trial this week over claims that they created a public nuisance by marketing addictive e-cigarettes to minors. Minnesota seeks to …

Juul Settlement to End Youth-Vaping Lawsuits Gets Initial Approval

Juul Labs Inc. won preliminary approval of a settlement aimed at resolving thousands of lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a major cause of a US youth-vaping epidemic. U.S. District Judge William Orrick said on Friday the deal to settle …

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, …

Minnesota AG Sues E-Cigarette Maker Juul over Rise in Youth Vaping

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has sued Juul Labs, accusing the e-cigarette maker of unlawfully targeting young people with its products to get a new generation addicted to nicotine. The lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis seeks …

Two Midwest School Districts Join Lawsuit Wave Against Juul Over Vaping

Two public school districts on Monday sued Juul Labs Inc, accusing the company of endangering their students and draining their resources by marketing its addictive e-cigarettes to teenagers. The St. Charles, Missouri, and Olathe, Kansas, public school systems appeared to …

Update on Lawsuits Targeting Vaping; Litigation Expected to Grow

Several deaths and potentially hundreds of illnesses tied to e-cigarettes, which allow users to inhale nicotine vapor, often flavored, without smoking, have been reported by U.S. health agency. Lawsuits on behalf of young consumers have been filed against e-cigarette maker …

Lawsuits Targeting E-Cigarettes Increase Along with Death, Illness Reports

Several deaths and potentially hundreds of illnesses have been tied to e-cigarettes, which allow users to inhale nicotine vapor, often flavored, without smoking. Lawsuits have been filed against e-cigarette maker Juul and more are expected amid increasing scrutiny. The following …

Lawsuit Accuses E-Cigarette Makers of Targeting Kids, Deceiving Consumers

E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. and Philip Morris USA Inc. were sued for illegally marketing nicotine-delivery devices to minors and deceiving consumers about the risks of vaping. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a 19-year-old, Christian Foss, who says …