E-Cigs
A federal court in New Jersey agreed to freeze the assets of e-cigarette pod maker Eonsmoke in a trademark suit brought by Juul.
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Sixth Circuit Tosses Challenge to E-Cigarette Paperwork Deadline
A Kentucky-based e-cigarette retailer lacks standing to challenge an FDA deadline for regulatory filings on vapor and nicotine products because the deadline was issued by a federal judge, not the government, the Sixth Circuit held Monday.
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E-Cig Companies Say Invalid Appointment Moots FDA Rule
Vaping manufacturers and retailers pointed to what they called the government’s “whack-a-mole approach to the Appointments Clause” Wednesday in a D.C. Circuit appeal over e-cigarette regulation.
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Nicotine Giants Fight RICO Claims in Sprawling E-Cigarette Class Action
Lawyers for nicotine giants Juul and Altria pulled out all the stops Monday to defeat a multidistrict class action claiming they conspired to get young people hooked on addictive e-cigarettes with deceptive ads and marketing campaigns.
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E-Cigarette Retailer Battles Regulators at Sixth Circuit
An e-cigarette and vapor technology retailer argued before the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration’s deadlines for regulation of its vaping products are arbitrary and violate the Administrative Procedure Act.
Read moreTo Vape or Not to Vape
The Neighborhood Market Association claims San Diego County has unconstitutionally banned the sale and distribution of flavored smoking products and electronic smoking devices for one year.
Read moreEmergency Restrictions
A federal court in Texas ruled the City of San Antonio improperly removed a vape shop’s complaint from state court, finding the shop has only asserted claims under the Texas Constitution and state law. After the shop violated the city’s Covid-19 related emergency restrictions several times, the city revoked its certificate of occupancy and threatened to turn off its utilities.
Read moreDog Pile on Juul
Forty-Eight lawsuits were filed against Juul Labs in San Francisco Federal Court on Monday, accusing it of fraud and false advertising aimed at young people for its nicotine vaping products.
Read moreJuul in School
A 19-year-old self-described nicotine addict sued Juul Labs on nine counts in superior court, claiming he fell victim to its fraudulent advertising, including “tips” and videos about “how to ‘Juul in school.’“
Read moreSuing Juul
Two more counties and a school district in Washington state sued Juul Labs, Altria and others in separate federal complaints, claiming its marketing practices got children hooked on nicotine.
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FTC Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Juul, Altria Group Over E-Cigarettes
The Federal Trade Commission announced Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit to undo a multi-billion dollar investment made by tobacco and giant Altria Group and e-cigarette company JUUL Labs, citing a violation of federal antitrust laws.
Read moreKilled by a Vape
The family of the late William Eric Brown sued Smoke and Vape DZ, of Fort Worth, claiming it sold him and installed an LG 18650 battery for his vaping device, and it exploded, lacerating an artery in his neck and killing him, in Tarrant County Court.
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39 States Will Investigate Juul’s Marketing to Teens
A coalition of 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices, officials said Tuesday.
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FDA Crackdown on Vaping Flavors Has Blind Spot: Disposables
The U.S. government on Thursday began enforcing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes aimed at curbing underage vaping. But some teenagers may be one step ahead of the rules.
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California Finds Thousands of Tainted, Illegal Vapes
California officials said Monday that marijuana vape cartridges seized in illegal shops in Los Angeles contained potentially dangerous additives, including a thickening agent blamed for a national outbreak of deadly lung illnesses tied to vaping.
Read moreVaping Nuisance
Chico Unified School District joined a growing list of schools suing Juul Labs, claiming student vaping has led to increased student absences, expense for detectors, cameras, increased supervision and counseling and is “impeding learning;” it seeks punitive damages.
Read moreJuul Stock
Shareholders sued directors of Juul Labs in a superior court class action, claiming their abuse and aiding and abetting contributed to a $19 billion decline in the value of (nonparty) Altria Group, which had invested $12.8 billion in Juul.
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White House Vaping Ban Targets Fruity Flavors
Popular flavors of electronic cigarette cartridges will vanish from store shelves in 2020, as the Trump administration announced a ban on many of those products Thursday while allowing others to stay on the market.
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Marijuana Vaping Surges Among American Teens, Study Finds
Even as deaths from marijuana vaping made national headlines, a new study of teen drug use found that the habit skyrocketed among high schoolers this year.
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