Juul Ordered to Pay Out, $40 Million Settlement, for Role in ‘Vaping Epidemic’.<br />On Monday morning, North Carolina state<br />attorneys revealed that Juul Labs would be required<br />to pay out a $40 million settlement. .<br />The settlement officially resolves litigation filed by<br />the state that accused Juul of playing an “instrumental role<br />in creating a youth vaping epidemic.”.<br />Juul sparked and spread a disease, the<br />disease of nicotine addiction … They did it<br />to teenagers across North Carolina and this<br />country, simply to make money. Their greed<br />is not only reprehensible, it is unlawful and<br />that is why I took action, Attorney General Josh Stein, via ‘The News & Observer’.<br />The e-cigarette giant will have to<br />pay out $13 million within 30 days<br />and the remaining $27 million<br />over the next six years. .<br />That money will reportedly be used to help teens addicted<br />to Juul’s products and create preventative vaping programs. .<br />In addition, Juul has agreed to require all products<br />be sold behind counters, stop advertising that<br />e-cigarettes are a safer alternative and abandon<br />all marketing strategies that target youth. .<br />Juul will also work to engage other e-cigarette<br />companies, states and regulatory bodies to address<br />concerns about youth e-cigarette use.<br />North Carolina was the first state to file<br />a lawsuit against Juul Labs in May 2019.<br />Nine other states followed, along with a coalition of 39 states<br />and hundreds of other school boards, counties and individuals.
