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 ...
FDA Includes Juul in Vape Ban, Granted Stay by DC Circuit Appeals Court
Posted July 25, 2022 in Product News and Recalls
Lopez McHugh Attorney Taking Exploding Vape Battery Case to Federal Court
Posted November 3, 2021 in Product News and Recalls
A Pennsylvania man represented by Lopez McHugh Attorney Michael Katz will have his case heard in federal court as he fights for compensation after a vape battery exploded in his pocket and left him with severe burns and ongoing pain.
The battery was manufactured by Sony and is what is known as an 18650. Prior to the meteoric growth of ...
continue reading...Fallout for Juul Continues as Vape-maker Pays North Carolina $40 Million
Posted July 16, 2021 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits
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 ...
New Reports Show Enhanced Harms from Smoking While Vaping
Posted January 31, 2020 in Product News and Recalls
While vaping may have originally been intended as a path toward harm reduction and smoking cessation, there are a significant number of people vaping who haven’t yet cut their reliance on traditional cigarettes. New studies seem to suggest that the harms from this kind of dual use are enhanced over and above the individual impacts of either activity.
Reuters recently reported on a new study of over 161,000 people. ...
continue reading...It’s Becoming Pretty Obvious that Juul Targeted Kids
Posted January 23, 2020 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
They say there’s no such thing as bad publicity, but the final months of 2019 might have people at Juul thinking otherwise. Two new investigative reports released late last year, one from The New York Times and the other from Reuters, lay out powerful arguments indicating that Juul was never intended solely to be a smoking cessation aid or an alternative to traditional cigarettes. In fact, ...
New Found Freedom and Pervasive Marketing: A Perfect Formula for Sky-high College Campus Vaping Rates
Posted January 7, 2020 in Drug and Medical Device Lawsuits | Product News and Recalls
A study published last summer in the journal Pediatrics found that college-adults exposed to in-store vape marketing could be up to twice as likely to start vaping over time. The research was based on surveys of some 2,400 college students and asked them questions about their exposure to vape and e-cigarette marketing. Exposure included anything from TV and radio to billboards, online, and while physically ...
