Vaping company Juul Labs will pay West Virginia $7.9 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company marketed products to underage users, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Monday.
A 2020 report released by West Virginia health officials found that more than 60% of high school students in the state reported trying e-cigarettes in 2019, up from 44% in 2017. Last June, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered Juul to stop marketing and distributing its products in the United States to protect public health. Following a legal challenge from Juul, the FDA and is conducting an additional review of the company's products.