Juul to pay $22.5 million to settle Washington vaping suit
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — E-cigarette giant Juul Labs will pay Washington state $22.5 million and has agreed to a variety of reforms to prevent underage use…
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AG Ferguson sues largest e-cigarette company for targeting underage consumers
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson will announce a consumer protection lawsuit against vaping giant JUUL for targeting underage consumers.
Juul laying off 650 people in $1 billion cost-cutting plan
Juul on Tuesday announced another major restructuring effort that includes layoffs and deep cost-cutting. It's the third major shakeup since September as Juul attempts to revamp its strategy in the face of heightened scrutiny of vaping.
Bad time to be a CEO: 170 top executives left last month
McDonald's. Juul. WeWork. Under Armour.
Investigation launched into Juul's marketing practices, health claims
Connecticut is launching an investigation into leading e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs, state officials announced Wednesday.
JUUL vaping causing nicotine addiction among teens, UW study says
Smoking cigarettes isn't the 'cool' thing to do anymore, so for the most part, your kids shouldn't be addicted to nicotine.
11 senators sign scathing letter to Juul
Leading e-cigarette company Juul Labs is under the microscope again, with 11 senators demanding answers from the company at the center of the youth vaping "epidemic" whose business practices have been shrouded in "immense secrecy," the senators said in a letter to Juul on Monday.
Teen e-cig use erases recent declines in youth tobacco use
Public health experts are continuing to sound the alarm on the teen vaping epidemic, tying the 1.3 million increase in teen tobacco users from 2017 to 2018 directly to e-cigarettes. The rise has been so significant that it has wiped out any progress in declining youth tobacco use in recent years, according to a report published Monday.
Study: Juul ramped up nicotine levels and competitors followed
Leading e-cigarette company Juul Labs spurred a "widespread rush" of companies seeking to boost their own nicotine concentrations in order to mirror Juul's success, according to a paper published Thursday in the BMJ journal Tobacco Control.
How social media hyped nicotine for new generation
Leading e-cigarette company Juul Labs has tried to distance itself from a vast social media presence that experts say drives its popularity among teens. But a CNN investigation sheds new light on how the company was encouraging -- and at times paying for -- social media users to promote its nicotine-filled product to thousands of their followers.
Juul to eliminate social media accounts, stop retail sales of flavors
The CEO of e-cigarette maker Juul announced plans Tuesday to eliminate some of its social media accounts and halt most retail sales of flavor products as part of a plan to restrict access to minors. The plan came in response to the US Food and Drug Administration's September announcement that it would investigate major e-cigarette makers and review their sales and marketing practice
FDA plans to launch new restrictions on e-cigarette flavors
Taking on epidemic levels of teen e-cigarette use, the US Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce new restrictions on the sale of e-cigarette products an agency official confirmed Thursday.
FDA seizes thousands of documents from e-cigarette maker Juul
The US Food and Drug Administration recently conducted a surprise inspection of e-cigarette maker Juul's corporate headquarters in San Francisco, seizing thousand of documents, many of which relate to the company's sales and marketing practices.
Almost 1 in 11 students has vaped cannabis, report says
Nearly 1 in 11 middle and high school students in the US has used cannabis in an e-cigarette, according to a new report.
FDA threatens stores that sell Juul and flavored e-cigarettes to kids
The head of the US Food and Drug Administration took aim Wednesday at Juul and other e-cigarette manufacturers, warning that they must show in the next two months how they'll keep the devices out of the hands of young people.
$15 billion vaping company is under investigation for targeting minors
The popular e-cigarette brand Juul Labs is under investigation by the Massachusetts attorney general, who is concerned the company is targeting minors.
FDA 'blitz' aimed at reducing youths' use of Juul, other e-cigarettes
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, announced Tuesday a "blitz" on retailers for violations related to sales of Juul and other e-cigarettes to minors.
