Juul to Pay $462 Million in its Largest Settlement Ever

Juul Labs, the e-cigarette maker, is paying $462 million to six U.S. states and D.C. in the largest multi-state settlement yet for the troubled company that has been accused of contributing to the rise of vaping among youth. Last week’s announcement “places the most stringent restrictions on Juul’s marketing, sales, and distribution practices in order to protect and prevent minors from underage smoking,” according to a release from the New York Attorney General’s office. The lawsuit accuses Juul of directly promoting its products to high school students, including in one instance where a Juul representative “falsely told high school freshmen that its products were safer than cigarettes.” It also said the company’s ad campaign reached teens across the US, who then told their friends about Juul in “rapid numbers.” Read more from CNN here.