Juul is back in the news, this time for tentatively agreeing to pay a whopping $438.5 million in a multistate agreement to settle numerous allegations (without admitting wrongdoing) related to youth vaping. The money is to be paid out over a period of six to 10 years.
In a September 6 press release, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, who led the investigation and negotiations, stated, “They relentlessly marketed vaping products to underage youth, manipulated their chemical composition to be palatable to inexperienced users… misled consumers about the nicotine content and addictiveness of its products.” At a news conference he intoned, “We are under no illusions and cannot claim that [the settlement agreement] will stop youth vaping. It continues to be an epidemic. It continues to be a huge problem.”
Helen Redmond – Filter – 2022-09-13.
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