Judge Gives Preliminary Approval to $45 Million Altria Settlement Over Juul E-Cigarettes

A California federal judge preliminarily approved a $45 million settlement between Altria Group and a class of consumers arguing they paid more for Juul e-cigarettes than they would have if they had known how unsafe they were.

The settlement will benefit a class of consumers who purchased a Juul e-cigarette from a brick and mortar store or online retailer in the U.S. prior to Dec. 6, 2022, Law360 reports. Altria is a former Juul investor.

Consumers claimed they were not given accurate information about Juul e-cigarettes’ addictiveness and safety and argued they also would not have paid as much for them had they known the e-cigarettes were being unlawfully marketed to minors.

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