Juul Labs agrees to pay $462 million settlement to 6 states

with the state's Attorney General Keith Ellison asserting that the company “baited, deceived and addicted a whole new generation of kids after Minnesotans slashed youth smoking rates down to the lowest level in a generation.”

“Juul lit a nationwide public health crisis by putting addictive products in the hands of minors and convincing them that it's harmless,” James said in a statement. “Today they are paying the price for the harm they caused.” District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb said in a statement that Juul “knew how addictive and dangerous its products were and actively tried to cover up that medical truth.”A spokesperson for the Washington D.C.-based Juul said that with Wednesday's settlement, “we are nearing total resolution of the company’s historical legal challenges and securing certainty for our future.”

over its e-cigarettes brought by individuals and families of Juul users, school districts, city governments and Native American tribes.

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