Juul to Pay $40 Million in North Carolina Teen Vaping Suit Settlement

Juul to Pay $40 Million in North Carolina Teen Vaping Suit Settlement
Juul products are displayed at Smoke and Gift Shop in San Francisco, Calif., on Oct. 17, 2019. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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DURHAM N.C.—Electronic cigarette giant Juul Labs Inc. will pay $40 million to North Carolina and take more action to prevent underage use and sales, according to a landmark legal settlement announced Monday after years of accusations that the company had fueled an explosion in teen vaping.

A state judge accepted the first-of-its-kind agreement with a state. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein had sued Juul, accusing it of employing unfair and deceptive practices that targeted young people to use its vaping products, which deliver addictive nicotine. The lawsuit had been scheduled for trial next month.