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When Aaliyah Iglesias was caught vaping at a Texas high school, she didn’t realize how much could be taken from her. ___E-cigarettes have inundated middle and high schools. The episode that got her in trouble happened elsewhere in Texas, at Athens High School, where her debate team was competing last February. She was sent to her district’s alternative school for 30 days, which was the minimum punishment for students caught vaping under Tyler schools' zero-tolerance policy. In a pilot program, the district installed vape sensors in bathrooms and cameras outside the doors.

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☆ Juul Labs raises $1.3 bln in funding
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Juul brand vaping pens are displayed for sale at a Juul shop in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 30, 2019. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana Acquire Licensing RightsNov 13 (Reuters) - Juul Labs said on Monday it has raised about $1.3 billion in funding, months after the e-cigarette maker revealed plans to lay off about 250 people in a bid to reduce its operating costs. Juul disclosed in a regulatory filing it had raised $1.27 billion in funding from a total offering amount of $1.6 billion. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment on how it plans to use these funds. Marlboro maker Altria (MO.N) also exited its stake in Juul earlier this year, days before announcing a purchase of e-cigarette startup Njoy Holdings for about $2.8 billion.

Persons: Juul, Bhanvi, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: REUTERS, Juul Labs, Juul, District of Columbia, Holdings, Thomson Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia, New York, California, Marlboro, Altria, Bengaluru

☆ E-cigarette use declines among high school students, FDA and CDC say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Elf Bar disposable vape flavored vaping e-cigarette products are displayed in a convenience store on June 23, 2022 in El Segundo, California. The findings, a part of the 2023 National Youth Tobacco Survey, showed that from 2022 to 2023 e-cigarette use among high school students declined to 10% from 14.1%, a drop representing about 580,000 fewer high schoolers. Current use of any tobacco product by high school students declined by an estimated 540,000 students, to 1.97 million in 2023 from 2.51 million in 2022. E-cigarette usage has been the most commonly used tobacco product among both high school and middle school students for a decade. "The FDA remains concerned about youth tobacco product use, and we cannot and will not let our guard down on this issue," King said.

Persons: Patrick T, FALLON, PATRICK T, Brian King, King, we're Organizations: Juul Labs, US Food and Drug Administration, Getty, Tobacco Survey, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, FDA, Esco Locations: El Segundo , California, AFP

☆ A new docuseries follows Juul’s catastrophic crash and burn
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

If you were a millennial, brought up amid secondhand smoke in homes and restaurants in the ’80s and ’90s (like this writer), Juul’s rise might not have felt so alarming. But if you were a teenager, Juul’s impact was immediately striking — and likely unnerving for your parents — as explored in a new Netflix docuseries. “Big Vape” neither neatly ties up Juul’s troubles nor addresses the company’s motives. Bulls***t.”“Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul” is out now on Netflix. Watch: “Thank You for Smoking” (2005)This Jason Reitman-directed black comedy follows Big Tobacco lobbyist Nick Naylor (Aaron Eckhart), who spins, spins, spins the narrative by any means necessary, his job at odds with his role as parent to a 12-year-old.

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☆ Juul to cut 30% of its workforce in bid to cut costs and boost profitability
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Juul Labs signage is seen in the window of a store in San Francisco, June 25, 2019. Juul Labs said Wednesday it's planning to cut about 30% of its workforce as it looks to cut costs and boost profits. The layoffs will affect about 250 people, reducing the company's headcount to about 650, a company spokesperson said. This will reduce operating expenses by $225 million, the Juul spokesperson added. In response to the suit, a Juul spokesperson told CNBC, "We stand behind our intellectual property and will continue to pursue our infringement claims."

Persons: Juul Organizations: Juul Labs, Juul, Food and Drug Administration, Marlboro, Altria, NJOY, CNBC Locations: San Francisco, Juul

☆ Altria seeks US import ban on Juul e-vapor products
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The move escalates a dispute between the two e-cigarette makers after Juul filed a similar patent infringement case against NJOY at the ITC in June. NJOY said in its filings that Juul products infringe two of its patents, and that it intends to obtain a ban on products including its currently marketed Juul device and Juul pods. NJOY also sued Juul in Delaware on Tuesday for infringing the same patents, seeking an unspecified amount of damages. Juul filed its own patent lawsuits against NJOY and Altria at the ITC and in Arizona federal court in June, seeking money damages and a ban on imports of NJOY's Ace vapor device. Altria won more than $95 million from cigarette rival R.J. Reynolds in North Carolina federal court last year after a jury found RJR infringed other Altria e-cigarette patents.

Persons: Elijah Nouvelage, NJOY, Juul, Altria, Reynolds, RJR, Philip Morris International's, Granth, Chris Kirkham, Blake Brittain, Krishna Chandra Eluri, Marguerita Choy Organizations: REUTERS, Altria, Juul Labs, U.S . International Trade Commission, ITC, NJOY Holdings, NJOY, RJR, Thomson Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Marlboro, Juul, Delaware, Arizona, North Carolina, Bengaluru, Los Angeles, Washington

☆ Altria Group sues Juul over e-vapor patent infringement
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Marlboro maker Altria Group said Tuesday its subsidiary NJOY has sued Juul Labs — the e-cigarette company it once held significant stake in — over patent infringement of certain e-vapor products. Altria has called for a ban on the importation and sale of these Juul products. Altria bought full global ownership of NJOY's e-vapor product portfolio in June for approximately $2.75 billion. The deal included the product NJOY ACE, the only pod-based vape with market authorizations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In addition to the lawsuit filed with the ITC, Altria filed a similar suit against Juul in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Persons: NJOY, Altria, Murray Garnick Organizations: Altria, Juul Labs, U.S . International Trade Commission, NJOY, ITC, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, CNBC, Juul, District of Locations: New York, Marlboro, U.S, District of Delaware

☆ E-cigarette maker Juul Labs seeks $1 bln in funding - Bloomberg News
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Juul brand vape cartridges are pictured for sale at a shop in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., September 26, 2019. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage//File PhotoAug 2 (Reuters) - E-cigarette maker Juul Labs is seeking to raise about $1 billion in a fundraising effort, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Juul is working with Jefferies Financial Group Inc (JEF.N) for the fundraising, the report said, adding that the e-cigarette manufacturer had about $800 million in revenue in 2022. Juul and Jefferies did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia CheemaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Elijah Nouvelage, Juul, Jefferies, Gursimran Kaur, Sonia Cheema Organizations: REUTERS, Juul, Bloomberg, Jefferies, Group Inc, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Atlanta , Georgia, U.S, Marlboro, Altria, Bengaluru

☆ Juul seeks authorization on a new vape it says can verify a user’s age. Here’s how it works
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Nadia Bidarian | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —E-cigarette company Juul Labs is seeking US authorization to sell a “next-generation” vape with age verification capabilities in the United States. If authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration, Juul Labs hasn’t yet decided on the name to market their new product in the US. Courtesy JuulAdvertising itself as an alternative nicotine product, Juul publicly advises that adults vape only as a replacement for combustible cigarettes. In total, Juul Labs has agreed to pay more than $1 billion in its various legal settlements. Even with limited flavors, the FDA banned Juul products in the US last year after reviewing Juul’s applications seeking marketing authorization for their devices.

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☆ Juul seeks US authorization for new e-cigarette
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 19 (Reuters) - Juul Labs said on Wednesday it was seeking U.S. authorization for a new e-cigarette that has age-verification capabilities and prevents the use of unauthorized refill cartridges. In its latest premarket tobacco product application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration submitted on Tuesday, Juul Labs said it was seeking to sell tobacco-flavored pods at a nicotine concentration of less than 2%. The e-cigarette maker has been in a tussle with the FDA to get its existing products approved after their sale was briefly banned last year following thousands of lawsuits that accused Juul of fueling a teen vaping epidemic. The company, in which Marlboro maker Altria (MO.N) was a former investor, would pursue additional filings to expand its e-cigarette alternatives, while pursuing an appeal of the FDA's stayed decision, a company spokesperson told Reuters. Reporting by Deborah Sophia and Savyata Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli and Anil D'SilvaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: FDA's, Deborah Sophia, Savyata Mishra, Shinjini Ganguli, Anil D'Silva Organizations: Juul Labs, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, FDA, Thomson Locations: Britain, U.S, Marlboro, Altria, Bengaluru

☆ Juul seeks U.S. authorization for new e-cigarette product - WSJ
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

July 19 (Reuters) - Juul Labs is seeking U.S. authorization for a new, high-tech e-cigarette, which has age-verification capabilities and prevents the use of unauthorized refill cartridges, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Juul did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Reporting by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Juul, Deborah Sophia, Devika Organizations: Wall Street, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

The deal ends nearly all of the litigation brought against the tobacco giant over Juul by local government bodies and individuals across the United States. Altria expects to record a pre-tax charge of $235 million in the second quarter of 2023 and intends to exclude it from adjusted earnings per share. As of December, its share of Juul was valued at $250 million, down from $12.8 billion in 2018. They said Altria helped the strategy by letting Juul use its sales force and place its products next to Altria's on shelves. Juul previously settled most of the cases against it, paying more than $1 billion to 48 states and territories and $1.7 billion to individuals and local government entities.

Companies Altria Group Inc FollowApril 17 (Reuters) - E-cigarette company Juul Labs Inc and its former largest investor, Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc (MO.N), on Monday settled claims by the state of Minnesota that they fueled teen vaping addiction. The settlement, whose terms are not yet public, was announced by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and by Juul as a trial in the case was nearing its end. Juul has now settled vaping-related claims with 48 U.S. states and territories. Reporting By Brendan Pierson in New York Editing by Nick ZieminskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

The deal, which also included Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts and New Mexico, means that San Francisco-based Juul has now settled with 45 states for more than $1 billion. The various states had accused Juul of falsely marketing its e-cigarettes as less addictive than cigarettes and targeted minors with glamorous advertising campaigns. It previously reached a $439 million settlement with 34 states and territories, as well as settlements with several individual states. As of December, its share of Juul was valued at $250 million, down from $12.8 billion in 2018. The CDC also has said using nicotine in adolescence may raise the risk for future addiction to other drugs.

NEW YORK, April 12 (Reuters) - E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc has agreed to pay $462 million to settle claims by six U.S. states including New York and California that it unlawfully marketed its addictive products to minors, the states announced on Wednesday. With the deal, Juul has now settled with 45 states for more than $1 billion. The states had accused Juul of falsely marketing its e-cigarettes as less addictive than cigarettes and targeted minors with glamorous advertising campaigns. As of December, its share of Juul was valued at $250 million, down from $12.8 billion in 2018. The CDC also has said using nicotine in adolescence may raise the risk for future addiction to other drugs.

☆ Juul settlement: E-cigarette maker to pay $462 million in several states for marketing nicotine for youth vaping
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million for its role in the youth vaping surge. The settlement includes restrictions on Juul's marketing and distribution of vaping products. Like some other settlements reached by Juul, this latest includes restrictions on the marketing and distribution of the company's vaping products. For example, it is barred from any direct or indirect marketing that targets youth, which includes anyone under age 35. The spokesperson added that underage use of Juul products has declined by 95% since 2019 based on the National Youth Tobacco Survey.

☆ Juul to pay $462 million to six states in its largest settlement ever
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —Juul Labs, the e-cigarette maker, is paying $462 million to six US states and DC in the largest multi-state settlement yet for the troubled company that has been accused of contributing to the rise of vaping among youth. Based on responses to the 2022 National Youth Tobacco Survey, 14.1% of high school students and 3.3% of middle school students reported using e-cigarettes within the previous 30 days. California is getting $175.8 million, Illinois is getting $67.6 million, Massachusetts is getting $41.7 million, Colorado is getting $31.7 million, New Mexico is getting $17 million and District of Columbia is getting $15 million. West Virginia said on Monday that Juul is paying $7.9 million for similar accusations of marketing toward youth. Last summer, the FDA ordered Juul products to be removed from the US market.

☆ Juul settles lawsuit with West Virginia for $7.9 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —West Virginia has settled a lawsuit with e-cigarette maker Juul Labs for a total of $7.9 million, the state’s attorney general announced Monday. The company was accused of unfair, deceptive acts or practices in the advertising and marketing of Juul products in the state, specifically targeting teenagers. The lawsuit claimed Juul targeted these users through social media, influencer marketing and fashion bloggers and celebrities popular with teenagers. “This settlement puts companies like Juul in check to not copy big tobacco’s playbook and gear marketing strategies toward underage people,” West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said. Last summer, the FDA ordered Juul products to be removed from the US market.

March 27 (Reuters) - E-cigarette company Juul Labs Inc and its former largest investor, Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc (MO.N), will face their first U.S. trial this week over claims that they created a public nuisance by marketing addictive e-cigarettes to minors. It says Juul sold its e-cigarettes in sweet flavors and promoted them on social media to appeal to underage consumers. Juul and Altria have faced thousands of similar lawsuits around the country. The state also says Altria helped Juul market its products, including by providing it access to its sales force and including Juul advertisements in Marlboro products. Altria this month announced that it had given up its investment in Juul in exchange for some of Juul's intellectual property.

☆ Marlboro Maker Plots New Path to Smoke-Free Future After Losing Billions on Juul
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Altria CEO Billy Gifford said the company is looking to develop non-nicotine products for former smokers and others. America’s biggest cigarette company has a new plan to shift its business toward less-harmful products, after a string of failures. This time, the Marlboro maker says, its plan will work. Altria Group Inc. earlier this month divested itself of e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc., recording a loss of at least $12.5 billion. Altria now has a new lineup of e-cigarettes, heated-tobacco devices and oral nicotine pouches in the works, including the planned acquisition of vaping pioneer NJOY Holdings Inc.

☆ Altria Plots Life After Juul
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Altria CEO Billy Gifford said the company is looking to develop non-nicotine products for former smokers and others. America’s biggest cigarette company has a new plan to shift its business toward less-harmful products, after a string of failures. This time, the Marlboro maker says, its plan will work. Altria Group Inc . earlier this month divested itself of e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc., recording a loss of at least $12.5 billion. Altria now has a new lineup of e-cigarettes, heated-tobacco devices and oral nicotine pouches in the works, including the planned acquisition of vaping pioneer NJOY Holdings Inc.

March 10 (Reuters) - The Chicago mayor's office said on Friday a $23.8 million settlement has been reached with Juul Labs Inc over claims that the e-cigarette maker deceptively marketed its products and for selling vaping products to underage users. In the settlement, Chicago said Juul has denied and continues to deny any wrongdoing and liability in connection with the design, manufacture, production, advertisement, marketing, distribution, sale, use, and performance of its products. According to the settlement, the company has agreed to pay the city $2.8 million within 30 days of the execution of the agreement. Chicago would receive an additional $21 million payment later this year under the current schedule and may potentially receive up to $750,000 additional, court-awarded payments, the Chicago mayor's office said. Altria Group Inc (MO.N), which had a stake in Juul valued at $12.8 billion in 2018, on Monday exchanged its investment in Juul, last valued at $250 million, for some of the vaping company's heated tobacco intellectual property.

☆ Marlboro Maker Ditches Juul and Buys NJOY
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Jennifer Maloney | Robb M. Stewart | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. agreed to buy vaping pioneer NJOY Holdings Inc. for at least $2.75 billion, after closing the chapter on its disastrous investment in e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. The deal for NJOY, one of the few e-cigarette makers whose products have clearance from federal regulators, includes an additional $500 million if the Food and Drug Administration authorizes additional NJOY products. Those include the menthol-flavored refill pods it currently sells and a new version of its device that uses a Bluetooth connection to authenticate the user before unlocking.

☆ Altria to Buy Vaping Startup NJOY for at Least $2.75 Billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Robb M. Stewart | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

NJOY has received clearance from the FDA to sell its tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes. Altria Group Inc. said it struck a deal to buy startup NJOY Holdings Inc. for at least $2.75 billion, the latest attempt by the Marlboro maker to shift into e-cigarettes as traditional smoking has declined. The deal comes after Altria last week said it would exchange its entire minority investment in embattled e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. for a nonexclusive global license to certain of Juul’s heated tobacco intellectual property.

☆ Marlboro maker Altria agrees to buy e-cigarette startup NJOY for nearly $2.8 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Stefan Sykes | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In a bid to strengthen its portfolio of smoke-free products, Altria Group said Monday it would buy e-cigarette startup NJOY for $2.75 billion. Altria, which makes Marlboro cigarettes, will have full global ownership of NJOY's e-vapor product portfolio, including NJOY ACE, the only pod-based e-vapor product with market authorizations from the FDA. The announcement comes soon after Altria exited its stake in electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs. Altria's Juul stake was recently valued at $250 million, according to Reuters. The Altria-NJOY deal includes $500 million in cash payments contingent on certain regulatory outcomes with NJOY products.

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