Altria sues Juul for settlement details in teen vaping case
Altria Group Inc, the biggest stakeholder in Juul Labs Inc, has requested a federal judge to order the e-cigarette company to hand over details of a settlement reached with about 10,000 plaintiffs who hold Juul responsible for the popularity of e-cigarette use among teenagers.
A company headquartered in Virginia filed a motion with the Federal Court in San Francisco on Wednesday, stating that a settlement agreement worth $1.7 billion has been reached. However, the agreement is still confidential even to other parties involved in the litigation, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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