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Now Juul takes on Altria, claiming ‘Njoy Ace wouldn’t work without our tech’
7th July 2023 - News analysis |
Juul Labs is suing Njoy and its parent company Altria Group, alleging that the Njoy Ace product infringes patents owned by Juul
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Nearly the end – Altria shells out $235m to settle 6,000 ‘meritless’ Juul cases
11th May 2023 - News analysis |
US tobacco giant Altria is to pay $235m to settle at least 6,000 state and federal cases related to Juul, ending most of the suits it is still facing in relation to the e-cigarette company
‘Strong start’ to the year for Altria after switching its e-cigarette interests
4th May 2023 - News analysis |
US tobacco giant Altria closed the first quarter of 2023 with a slight fall in its net revenues compared with the same period last year, after divesting from Juul Labs and agreeing to purchase Njoy
FTC lawyers resist bid by Juul and Altria to dismiss action on cancelled deal
19th April 2023 - News analysis |
Lawyers for the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are opposing an attempt by Altria Group and Juul Labs to halt a looming decision about the companies’ now defunct no-compete deal
Minnesota settlement follows closely on Juul’s $462m deal with six other states
18th April 2023 - News analysis |
Juul Labs and its former investor Altria have reached a settlement with the US state of Minnesota over Juul’s alleged deceptive marketing of e-cigarettes and supposed role in encouraging youth vaping
Minnesota has its day in court, seeking ‘at least $100m’ from Juul over youth vaping
12th April 2023 - News analysis |
A lawsuit against Juul Labs’ alleged involvement in youth vaping in the US state of Minnesota has gone to trial, with both Juul and Altria denying any intention to “push products on Minnesota kids”
Altria cuts its losses on Juul, accepting a 98% collapse in its $12.8bn investment
6th March 2023 - News analysis |
Altria has swapped its 35% stake in Juul Labs for heated tobacco intellectual property rights, ending an investment which plummeted in value from $12.8bn to only $250m in just over four years
Altruistic Altria, or why an anti-tobacco activist has taken up the giants’ cause
1st March 2023 - Blogs |
Is Dave Dobbins’s switch from COO of the Truth Initiative to a role with a tobacco company a case of gamekeeper turned poacher – or is there another interpretation we can put on it?
Canadian lawsuit against Juul and Altria can go ahead, provincial judge rules
9th November 2022 - News analysis |
A class action lawsuit against Juul in Canada has cleared a hurdle, with the Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissing an application from one of Juul’s major shareholders to stay or dismiss the case
Deal or no deal? Juul reportedly ‘thinking about’ filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
5th October 2022 - News analysis |
Juul Labs may be considering Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, according to a report citing unnamed sources
Juul settlement welcomed, but health groups want further action from US FDA
14th September 2022 - News analysis |
US politicians and public health associations have broadly welcomed Juul Labs’ $438.5m settlement, which ended a two-year investigation by 34 US states into the e-cigarette maker’s marketing and sales practices
Juul settles with US states for $440m and a commitment to limit youth appeal
7th September 2022 - News analysis |
Juul Labs has agreed to a $438.5m settlement, ending a two-year investigation by 34 US states into its marketing and sales practices
US FDA holds off on shutting down Juul sales to review ‘unique scientific issues’
6th July 2022 - News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has temporarily suspended the marketing denial order (MDO) it served on Juul Labs last month demanding the company remove its e-cigarettes from the US market
Court grants Juul temporary halt to ‘extraordinary and unlawful’ ban
27th June 2022 - News analysis |
Juul Labs has been granted a temporary administrative stay while it asks a federal appeal court to halt the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s order requiring the removal of all Juul products from the US market
Juul will contest FDA order to remove all its vaping products from the US market
23rd June 2022 - News analysis |
Juul Labs says it will contest a marketing denial order (MDO) issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), effectively ordering all its products off the US market
Judge dismisses FTC’s allegation that Altria-Juul deal broke anti-trust laws
23rd February 2022 - News analysis |
Altria Group says a judge has dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)’s claim that its investment in Juul Labs violates anti-trust laws
Only in California: the all-pure cannabis vape pod from the inventors of Juul
9th February 2022 - Blogs |
The latest offering from the company that first devised the Juul e-cigarette looks sure to be a new Californian craze – even if it’s not exactly “made solely from pure cannabis”
Altria keeps fingers crossed on Juul PMTA but ‘will not invest further in vaping’
1st February 2022 - News analysis |
US tobacco giant Altria has announced that it will not invest any further in the vapour category for the foreseeable future
North Carolina launches a lawsuit against the founders of Juul Labs
19th November 2021 - News analysis |
Less than six months after striking a $40m settlement with Juul Labs, the state of North Carolina is suing its founders amid ongoing concerns on “kid-friendly flavors, youth marketing, and poor age verification”
‘Significant progress’ – but the US FDA’s biggest decisions are still to come
15th September 2021 - Blogs , News analysis |
The dog didn’t eat all the FDA’s homework – just 7% of it. But there will be those who argue that the missing 7% was the crucial bit all along
FDA’s PMTA denials get a warm political welcome – but not the delay over Juul
13th September 2021 - News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s denial of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) has been welcomed by politicians and public health bodies – with severe reservations about the delay over Juul and others
Juul in jeopardy? That’s how the press is billing the FDA’s upcoming PMTA verdict
15th July 2021 - Blogs |
The US press are calling it a “fight for survival” for the e-cigarette giant – but as one experts says, “The FDA has to evaluate this in a forward-looking way and can’t really punish Juul”
Could Juul Labs’ $40m North Carolina settlement affect other legal challenges?
1st July 2021 - News analysis |
The $40m agreement between Juul Labs and the US state of North Carolina marks an unexpected milestone for the manufacturer – one which could set a precedent for other outstanding claims
North Carolina announces deal requiring Juul to pay $40m and ‘mend its ways’
28th June 2021 - News analysis |
The US state of North Carolina has reached an out-of-court agreement with Juul Labs that will require the company to pay $40m over six years and make “drastic changes to the way it conducts business”
US trade commission starts judging ‘repugnant’ 2018 Altria-Juul merger
4th June 2021 - News analysis |
A trial started this week at the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Altria’s investment in Juul, with the government agency accusing the tobacco giant of illegally pulling out of the e-cigarette market
Juul executives face trial after US judge rules racketeering claims ‘plausible’
26th April 2021 - News analysis |
A major lawsuit in California against Juul Labs and Altria over youth marketing tactics is moving forward after a judge endorsed a new racketeering theory as “plausible”
Juul aims to double availability in UK vape stores with new distribution deal
19th April 2021 - News analysis |
Juul Labs has reached a distribution agreement with wholesaler UK Vapour Brands (UKVB) to extend its footprint “as much as possible” across British specialist vape retailers
US representatives urge FDA to ban flavoured e-cigs and deny Juul PMTA
29th March 2021 - News analysis |
A group of 40 House Democrats have written to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pressing it to remove from the market all flavoured e-cigarettes “fueling youth tobacco epidemic” and to make an example of Juul
US judge dismisses investors’ ‘meritless’ case against major Juul distributor
19th January 2021 - News analysis |
A class-action lawsuit against one of Juul’s largest distributors has been dismissed by a US judge who described it as “meritless” and “a hammer in search of a nail”
2020: the year of flavour bans, Juul cases, taxation, China – and that other thing
30th December 2020 - News analysis |
Who isn’t glad to see the back of 2020? ECigIntelligence looks back on what a generally cataclysmic year has meant for the world of e-cigarettes, from flavour bans to taxation, with Juul in the dock and China on the rise
US lawsuits against Juul pile up, but where are they all headed?
13th October 2020 - Regulatory reports , Topic regulatory reports |
Juul is being sued in courts across the US. Most of the cases brought by individuals, states, or school districts have many allegations in common – and the consequences could affect the whole e-cigarette industry
US school districts sue Juul for alleged ‘fraudulent marketing to children’
7th October 2020 - News analysis |
More than 100 school districts across the US have joined in suing Juul Labs, accusing the company of “intentional and fraudulent marketing to children”
Law firm pits Juul against RICO – an act that was designed to bring down the Mob
25th September 2020 - Blogs |
How can a charge originally designed to take on America’s organised crime families be applied to Juul’s alleged targeting of teenagers?
Juul chief calls for ‘advantageous’ regulation for tobacco alternatives
23rd September 2020 - News analysis |
Juul Labs chairman and CEO Kevin Crosthwaite has warned that regulatory efforts to curb e-cigarette use risk tipping the balance back in favour of more dangerous combustible cigarettes
Arizona granted $22.5m judgement against out-of-business Eonsmoke
18th August 2020 - News analysis |
US e-liquid manufacturer Eonsmoke, which recently announced that it had ceased all operations, has been ordered to pay $22.5m to the state of Arizona for selling unapproved vapour products
South Korean government claims credit for 80% crash in e-cigarette sales
11th August 2020 - News analysis |
Sales of closed-system e-cigarettes in South Korea were down by 80% in the first half of 2020, a fall attributed by the government to its own ongoing policy efforts to discourage vaping
Juul submits 125,000-page PMTA application to the US FDA
31st July 2020 - News analysis |
Juul has submitted a 125,000-page premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue selling its tobacco and menthol pods in the country
Juul puts on a friendlier, more responsible-looking face
1st June 2020 - Blogs |
Having grown so rapidly to a position where it was market-leading, cool – and seen by many people as Public Enemy No.1 – it was probably inevitable that Juul had to be seen to change
Altria aims for non-combustible success after Juul ‘disappointment’
16th May 2020 - News analysis |
Virginia-based tobacco manufacturer Altria aims to establish the company as the industry leader by increasing its tobacco alternatives portfolio in ten years’ time and joining efforts in preventing underage use
Juul hits hard times as it plans to exit EU markets, US sales drop 10%
6th May 2020 - News analysis |
Juul is not having the best of times, with an increasing decline in sales leading the company to pull out of South Korea and some European countries – while its sales in the US are not doing much better
Billy Gifford, the new captain to drive into Altria’s future
17th April 2020 - News analysis |
Altria has appointed Billy Gifford as the company’s new CEO and announced the retirement of current CEO and chairman, Howard Willard, who has been in the company for 28 years
US Federal Trade Commission sues Altria over Juul investment
3rd April 2020 - News analysis |
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking tobacco manufacturer Altria to court over its acquisition of a 35% stake in shares in Juul, alleging that the agreement between the two companies violated federal antitrust laws
Juul suspends all sales in Indonesia, faces probe by coalition of US states
27th February 2020 - News analysis |
Less than a year after launching in the country, Juul Labs is stopping selling all its products in Indonesia while it puts new measures in place to combat under-age purchases. Juul also faces further legal action in the US
Congress hearing pits e-cig industry leaders against US representatives
6th February 2020 - News analysis |
Leaders of the top five US e-cigarette companies have defended in the US Congress their action to fight against youth vaping, while representatives blamed them for their tobacco-alternative products
Altria investment value in Juul drops by 65% in a year
31st January 2020 - News analysis |
The investment value of Altria in e-cig company Juul fell by 65% in almost a year due to the recent developments in the US affecting the brand
Juul removes flavours from Canadian market ‘to earn public trust’
16th January 2020 - News analysis |
Juul Labs has halted production of most of its flavoured vaping pods in Canada in anticipation of imminent plans by federal authorities to enact stricter regulations on vaping products
Are e-cigs really more dangerous to kids than guns or combustibles?
16th January 2020 - Blogs |
A story published by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (“in partnership with The Daily Mail”, so investigative credentials already perhaps a little tarnished) purports to expose a “loophole” in UK advertising rules that “lets Juul advertise to children at the cinema”. It reports that “adverts promoting Juul’s vaping device ran before screenings of Angel Has Fallen, an action film starring Gerard » Continue Reading.
Juul is a favourite among Canadian consumers
29th November 2019 - Blogs |
The ECigIntelligence consumer survey, analysing Canadian consumer flavour and brand preferences, has found that Juul is the most popular brand among the respondents. You can read the full report here. Original publication: 24th September 2019
Trump warns of black market if flavour ban is adopted; backs minimum age of 21
23rd November 2019 - News analysis |
President Trump has softened his position on a possible US flavour ban, and also endorsed a national minimum vaping age of 21
US/Canada consumption comparison
22nd November 2019 - News analysis |
ECigIntelligence were able to elucidate the average pre-filled pod/tank consumption for different age groups in the US and Canada. The US 25-49’s are consuming more than the average where as in Canada 18-24’s consume more than the average, with respect to the independent average in each country. For the full comparison of the consumer habits and other market trends in » Continue Reading.
