Electronic cigarette maker Juul has settled lawsuits covering approximately 10,000 plaintiffs which include about 5,000 California cases and a number of school districts. The school districts sued the company in an effort to recoup costs incurred by what they call a “vaping epidemic” among students. A lawyer representing 60 such districts hailed the settlement and called it a “tremendous victory.”
Juul has long been seen as the prime cause of ...
continue reading...The FDA issued its long-awaited decision regarding Juul vape devices and pods earlier this week and included the controversial devices in its sweeping bans of electronic nicotine delivery systems. Citing “insufficient and conflicting” data in the company’s application to continue selling products, the order includes the sale and marketing of its vape devices as well as its remaining tobacco- and menthol-flavored liquids. The company made the voluntary ...
North Carolina is the first among 13 states and the District of Columbia to reach a settlement with vape-maker Juul Labs for what has been described as the company’s role in triggering a youth vaping epidemic and rolling back decades of progress on teen nicotine usage. In announcing the settlement, state Attorney General Josh Stein lambasted the company saying that “for years, Juul targeted young ...
Some 39 states, including eight who have already sued Juul, have joined together to investigate the predominant vape-maker’s business practices and try to force a settlement in the matter of teen vaping.
Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Juul and other vape manufacturers faced a veritable onslaught of litigation and pressure from local, state, and federal governments as well as a multitude of ...
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New studies out of Stanford University and the University of San Francisco appear to indicate a link between a young person’s use of nicotine vapes like Juul and the likelihood and severity of COVID-19 infection. The University of San Francisco’s study called smoking – which included vaping – the “most prevalent factor” for a young adult’s vulnerability to the illness.
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Lawsuits previously filed against Juul Labs over concerns with youth vaping are being amended to reflect the possible detriments to users’ lung health given the respiratory effects of contracting the novel coronavirus.
Records indicate that a complaint filed against the ubiquitous vape maker in San Francisco has since been amended to include claims linked to the respiratory effects of Covid-19, as health officials warn the ...
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