Juul agrees to pay $462 million to 6 states and District of Columbia
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Embattled electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia, marking the largest settlement the company has reached so far for its role in the youth vaping surge, New York Attorney General Letitia James said Wednesday.
The agreement with New York, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Washington, D.C. marks the latest in a string of recent legal settlements Juul has reached across the country with cities and states.
On Monday, the vaping company agreed to pay $7.9 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company violated West Virginia's Consumer Credit and Protection Act by marketing its products to underage users. Last month, the company paid Chicago $23.8 million to settle a lawsuit.
