Alaska Settles 2 Lawsuits Against Vape Companies for Allegedly Targeting Kids for Addiction

Alaska settles two lawsuits against vape companies for allegedly targeting kids for addiction

Jeremy Wong smokes an e-cigarette in 2018 in California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)The state of Alaska has settled lawsuits against Juul and Altria, two nicotine vapor manufacturers, for a combined $7.8 million, the state Department of Law said on Friday. The suits were part of a nationwide pattern: Alaska and other U.S. states had alleged that the companies deliberately targeted children with advertising, something that likely cont…

Alaska settles with Juul for $5.8M over youth vaping marketing practices

Alaska reached a $5.8M settlement with Juul, part of a $7.8M total including Altria, funding tobacco prevention and consumer protection programs statewide.