“The investments we make from this settlement will pay off for lifetimes in less illness, suffering, and deaths from preventable diseases caused by tobacco and nicotine use,” said Dr. Faisal Khan, Director for Public Health – Seattle & King County.
In a news release, officials confirmed King County would continue its litigation against tobacco giant Altria. In a
, the county alleged that the company worked to “maintain and expand JUUL’s market share despite knowing it is based on epidemic levels of youth vaping.”in April 2022 following a lawsuit filed by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson. That lawsuit, filed in 2020, said the e-cigarette company violated state law when it designed and marketed its products to appeal to underage customers.
The Food and Drug Administration briefly banned the sale of all Juul electronic cigarettes in the U.S. in June 2022, following a two-year review of the company. The ban©2023 Cox Media Group
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