Juul Labs Agrees to Pay $462 Million Settlement to 6 States and DC

Juul Labs Agrees to Pay $462 Million Settlement to 6 States and DC
Packages of Juul e-cigarettes are displayed for sale in the Brazil Outlet shop in Los Angeles on June 22, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—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, the attorneys general in several states announced Wednesday.

The agreement with New York, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and the District of Columbia is the latest in a string of recent legal agreements Juul has reached to settle lawsuits related to the way it marketed addictive nicotine products. Critics said Juul was trying to lure children too young to smoke.