What started as a trickle of lawsuits filed against electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs over claims that it tricked young people around the world into puffing away on its vape devices has turned into a flood. New lawsuits have been filed in Kansas, New York, and Illinois and they all follow the same pattern: a young person, once healthy and living a life free of nicotine, is lured in ...
Juul Lawsuits Continue to Escalate as Claims Include Deceptive Marketing, Addiction, and Injury
Posted October 9, 2019 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
New Documents May Provide Proof of Youth Targeting by Juul Labs
Posted October 8, 2019 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
A distinct pattern has emerged in the lawsuits that continue to stack up against electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs. In the vast majority of these cases, young people claim that it was the company’s marketing that spoke specifically to them and encouraged them to try their first puff.
Publicly, Juul vehemently denies that it has ever targeted minors and asserts it exists merely as a less toxic alternative for ...
continue reading...In Nation’s Second Vaping Death, Material Was Obtained from Legal Cannabis Dispensary
Posted September 30, 2019 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
The respiratory illness that has health officials across the country clamoring for a cause claimed a second life this month. However, in a twist that has taken an already awful situation and made it so much more complicated, the material that caused this death was obtained from a legal cannabis dispensary in Oregon.
Officials are declining to name the victim, the dispensary, or whatever brand of product may have been purchased at the ...
continue reading...CDC Warns on Bootleg & Counterfeit Vaping Products
Posted September 12, 2019 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
As the number of people hospitalized with a respiratory ailment that has baffled healthcare experts continues to rise, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have focused their attention on vaping materials purchased from illegitimate sources as a possible common cause.
When the mystery illness was first spotted, healthcare professionals, parents, and the media jumped to name vaping as the culprit. As the number of young people found ...
continue reading...As New School Year Starts, Youth Vaping Takes Center Stage
Posted September 10, 2019 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
As the nation’s kids start packing backpacks and heading out the door for another school year, parents are eyeing those packs in increasing numbers and wondering if their children might be vaping. The CDC, the FDA, and a growing number of physicians are ringing alarm bells on statistics that indicate that the youth vaping trend is growing, and they want to get the word out about the ...
