An Illinois teenager is suing e-cigarette maker Juul and tobacco giant Philip Morris claiming the companies use illegal and deceptive marketing to prey on young people. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Illinois on Monday, is based on the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly
An Illinois teenager is suing e-cigarette maker Juul and tobacco giant Philip Morris claiming the companies use illegal and deceptive marketing to prey on young people.
E-cigarette use among U.S. middle and high school students jumped 900% from 2011 to 2015, according to an advisory from the surgeon general. Juul pointed to the fact that it shut down its account on Facebook and Instagram in 2018 as part of its effort to"remove inappropriate social media content generated by others."
In 1999, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the major tobacco companies, including Philip Morris, alleging a decades-long conspiracy to mislead the public about the dangers of smoking, secondhand smoke, and how addictive nicotine can be. The case was decided in the government's favor in 2006, and upheld on appeal in 2009 with corrective statements to be published by the companies finalized in 2017.
But as vaping has gained in popularity, Juul and other e-cigarette companies are attracting similar criticism to that once leveled at the legacy tobacco companies.
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