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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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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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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The D.C. Circuit on Tuesday extinguished a sweeping legal challenge from an e-cigarette company claiming the Food and Drug Administration has violated federal law in how it has chosen to regulate the company’s products.
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Health officials investigating a nationwide outbreak of vaping illnesses have listed, for the first time, the vape brands most commonly linked to hospitalizations.
Read moreThe New York City Council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to ban the sale of flavored vape products, responding to a public health crisis where sweet-smelling mango and mint products are thought to target teen users.
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The American Medical Association on Tuesday called for an immediate ban on all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices.
Read morePresident Trump has reversed himself and backed off a publicly announced plan to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes, which are believed to be aimed at the youth market.
Read moreCalifornia and the city of Los Angeles sued e-cigarette maker Juul Labs on Monday, claiming the company caused a public health crisis by targeting teens with fruity, fun flavored vaping products and did not verify the age of its customers for online sales.
Read moreDoctors at a Detroit hospital have performed what could be the first double lung transplant on a man whose lungs were damaged from vaping.
Read moreThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said they’ve found a smoking gun in the search for what is causing death and illness from vaping THC products in the United States.
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Juul Labs said Thursday it will halt U.S. sales of its best-selling, mint-flavored electronic cigarettes as it struggles to survive a nationwide backlash against vaping.
Read moreA federal class action claims NV Nutritional falsely advertises its Nutriair vaping device as “safe” and “nutritional.”
Read moreSan Francisco Mayor London Breed easily skated to re-election Tuesday, but her ability to tackle the city’s most vexing problems like homelessness and drug addiction on her own terms hangs in the balance as two key races remained too close to call Wednesday morning.
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Marlboro-maker Altria is taking a big financial hit from its $13 billion bet on Juul Labs, in which it acquired a one-third stake less than a year ago.
Read moreA Florida woman sued Just Brands USA, Just CBD LLC, et al. in Broward County Court, claiming she got pneumonia from vaping a mango flavored CBD oil, then suffered multiple organ failure and had to have her legs amputated.
Read moreA tax on Uber and Lyft rides, repealing a ban on e-cigarette sales, borrowing money for affordable housing and the city’s future approach to criminal justice are just a few tough choices San Francisco voters must make this Election Day.
Read moreVaping product manufacturers nationwide are bracing for an onslaught of product liability lawsuits arising from an outbreak of vaporizer-linked respiratory illnesses, as mystery lingers over what’s causing the illnesses, now blamed for more than 30 deaths.
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