They Sued Juul and Now It’s Payday
The New York Times
Unexpected payments from a class-action lawsuit have some TikTok users feeling flush.
In the fall of 2021, Drewe Raimi, then a college senior, filed a claim in a class-action lawsuit against Juul, the manufacturer of the popular e-cigarettes. News of the suit had been circulating on social media, and many of Ms. Raimi’s friends also filed claims.
Then, she forgot all about it.
On Monday, around 7 p.m., Ms. Raimi, now 23, received an unexpected payment over Venmo of nearly $3,500. The sender? “Juul Labs, Inc. Settlement Administrator.”
Naturally, she did what any self-respecting member of her generation would do: She made a TikTok about it.
“POV: you just got $3k Venmo from a class action lawsuit against JUUL you forgot you filled out as a JOKE 2 years ago in college,” read text over a video of Ms. Raimi’s celebrating. The song “Life Is Worth Living,” by Justin Bieber, played in the background.
Like Ms. Raimi, dozens of TikTok users are now uploading videos about receiving payments for these claims. (A related group of videos have cropped up from Juul users who are bemoaning their failure to fill out a claim.)
