E-Cigarette Maker Juul Labs Reaches Settlements With Approximately 10,000 Plaintiffs
E-cigarette maker Juul Labs on Tuesday said it has reached settlements with about 10,000 plaintiffs covering more than 5,000 cases in California.
Philip Federico, a lawyer representing 60 school districts in the United States in the litigation against Juul, said the settlement is a “tremendous victory for school districts burdened by the vaping epidemic,” adding that funds from it will allow school districts to recover the costs of combating the epidemic.
Juul Reaches $439 Million Settlement Over Marketing to Children
Partly owned by Altria Group Inc., Juul had in September agreed to pay $438.5 million to settle claims by 34 U.S. states and territories that it downplayed its products’ risks and targeted underage buyers.
In November, Juul said it had secured an investment from some of its early investors that will keep the e-cigarette maker in business, also planning to lay off about 400 people and reducing operating budget by 30% to 40%.
The company’s e-cigarettes were briefly banned in the country in late June, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded that it had failed to show that the sale of its products would be appropriate for public health.
But following an appeal, the health regulator put the ban on hold and agreed to an additional review of Juul’s marketing application.
(Reporting by Juby Babu and Chris Kirkham; editing by Rashmi Aich)
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