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MA Will Get $42M In Multistate Juul Settlement

Juul "targeted young people" in multiple states, New York Attorney General Letitia James said in announcing the $462 million settlement.

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Embattled vaping company Juul Labs announced layoffs in November as the company tries to weather growing setbacks to its electronic cigarette business, including lawsuits, government bans and increasing competition.
Embattled vaping company Juul Labs announced layoffs in November as the company tries to weather growing setbacks to its electronic cigarette business, including lawsuits, government bans and increasing competition. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

MASSACHUSETTS — Massachusetts will share in a $462 million settlement with Juul, part of a series of settlements the company has agreed to after claims that its products hooked young people on nicotine.

Massachusetts will get $41.7 million in the settlement. Illinois, New York, Colorado, New Mexico, California and Washington, DC, will also share in the latest settlement. Juul also settled with West Virginia this week for $9 million, but has paid out close to $3 billion across multiple settlements.

Attorneys general from the states involved in Wednesday's settlement claimed that Juul misled young people into thinking the e-cigarettes were safe, leading to a nationwide vaping crisis fueled by sleek devices and candy-flavored products.

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In Massachusetts, former governor Charlie Baker temporarily banned all vaping products in 2019 after a nationwide outbreak of mysterious vaping-related illnesses and deaths. The state Legislature then passed and Baker signed a ban on flavored vaping products and some tobacco products.

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