New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference at her office in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. New York has joined the ranks of states suing the nation’s biggest e-cigarette maker, San Francisco based JUUL Labs. At background left and right are Andre Richardson, campaign manager of Flavors Hook Kids, and East Hampton High School Principal Adam Fine. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
New York filed a lawsuit Tuesday against e-cigarette company Juul Labs, which the state said engaged in “years-long deceptive and illegal practices” that allegedly misrepresented the addictive nature and safety of its products.
The New York Attorney General’s Office claimed in the lawsuit that Juul has targeted its products toward children, effectively creating what it called the “teen vaping epidemic.”
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