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Juul Labs reached a $462 million settlement with several states, including New York and California, on Wednesday, stemming from lawsuits accusing the company of aggressively targeting young people and providing misinformation about the e-cigarettes. As reported by the New York Times, California—which is expected to receive the biggest portion of the settlement with an estimated $162 million—claimed in its […]

Juul has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle an investigation by dozens of states into the company’s marketing of its e-cigarette products, which have been blamed for an increase in vaping among teenagers across the U.S.  As reported by the Associated Press, Juul has agreed to pay $438.5 million in a settlement following a two-year investigation […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to order Juul to remove its e-cigarette products from store shelves in the country. Per the Wall Street Journal citing sources close to the matter, the FDA is set to announce the order as early as Wednesday, effectively banning Juul’s e-cigs being sold in the U.S. for the […]

Electronic cigarette company Juul has agreed to pay the state of North Carolina $40 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the company targeted young people in its marketing. The New York Times reports that North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced the settlement on Monday. The company has continued to deny that it targeted young people, leading […]

Juul is feeling the pressure of a mysterious vaping-related illness and a potential ban on flavored e-cigarettes. The San Francisco-based startup clearly expects a sales slowdown from the crop of bad vaping press, and they’re taking a hard look at every position in their company with the goal of remaining solvent through a potential downturn.  […]

Many former smokers have made the switch to vaping, but as more studies have started to emerge, it looks as though it’s not quite the safer alternative to smoking it was once thought to be. On Wednesday, scientists published a study in the Journal of Sleep Research, and their findings indicate that vape users generally have a poor […]

The following story contains a graphic image of a scarred lung.   A Florida teenager is urging people to stay away from Juuls after one of his lungs collapsed.  Chance Ammirata shared images on Twitter that he says are pictures of his own collapsed lung and encouraged other people who regularly use the small vaporizers to consider […]