Alaska and Juul Reach $5.8 Million Settlement: Five-Year Lawsuit Ends, Youth Marketing Controversy Resurfaces

The Alaska Attorney General’s Office announced a $5.8 million settlement with U.S. e-cigarette company Juul in a five-year lawsuit concerning its marketing of tobacco products to minors. The news has generated rapid repercussions in the local public health sector and has brought renewed focus to the long-standing question of whether e-cigarettes influence minors through advertising. […]