Penalty Amount
$438,500,000
Connecticut led a multistate settlement with JUUL Labs for $438.5 million over allegations of marketing vaping products to underage youth. The settlement funds are being directed to Regional Behavioral Health Action Organizations through new legislation to combat youth vaping, with requirements for transparency and evidence-based programs.
JUUL Labs must pay $438.5 million, with Connecticut's share of approximately $16 million allocated to RBHAOs for vaping prevention and cessation programs. The legislation ensures that funds are used for evidence-based treatment and prevention, with updated reporting requirements similar to opioid settlement funds.
In-house legal teams should review distribution agreements, retailer contracts, and marketing partnership agreements for clauses related to youth access prevention. Specifically, examine marketing restrictions prohibiting minor targeting, mandatory age-verification system requirements, retailer compliance certifications, and compliance with federal/state tobacco and vaping regulations (e.g., FDA, state age-gating laws). Agreements may need amendments to enhance age-verification protocols, add mandatory training on youth marketing prohibitions, strengthen audit rights, include explicit penalties for non-compliance, and align reporting obligations with settlement monitoring requirements.
Entity
JUUL Labs
Also known as: JUUL
Industry
TechnologyOfficial Press Release
https://portal.ct.gov/ag/press-releases/2023-press-releases/ag-tong-praises-unanimous-passage-of-legislation-directing-juul-vaping-settlement-funds-to-rbhaos
AG Testimony on PH 6914 Opioids JUUL Tobacco 32223 F
https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2023/AG-Testimony-on-PH-6914-Opioids-JUUL-Tobacco-32223-F.pdf
Connecticut Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Privacy/Privacy-Resources
$438.5M
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong led 34 states and territories in a $438.5 million settlement with JUUL Labs over its youth-targeted marketing and misleading practices. The settlement includes strict injunctive terms prohibiting youth marketing, certain flavors, and requiring age verification. Funds will support tobacco cessation programs.
$29.6M
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 48 states and territories in a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark, a generic drug manufacturer, for allegedly conspiring to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and restrain trade for numerous generic prescription drugs. The settlement includes cooperation in ongoing litigations and internal reforms to ensure fair competition.
$29.6M
Attorney General William Tong led a coalition of 48 states and territories in a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark, a generic drug manufacturer, to resolve allegations of a widespread conspiracy to artificially inflate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade for numerous generic prescription drugs. The settlement includes cooperation from Glenmark in ongoing multistate litigations and internal reforms to ensure fair competition and compliance with antitrust laws.
$18.0M
Attorney General William Tong led a coalition of 42 attorneys general in a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers. The settlement includes $150 million in allowed claims, with $18 million paid from bankruptcy funds, and requires enhanced data security measures for the new entity holding the data.
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in suing to block the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. by Paramount Skydance Corporation. The lawsuit alleges the merger violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act by substantially lessening competition in theatrical film distribution and basic cable television licensing, which would harm consumers through higher prices and reduced quality.
Attorney General William Tong and 48 other attorneys general submitted comments to the FCC urging stronger rules to prevent scammers from accessing legitimate telephone numbers for illegal robocalls. The coalition is responding to the FCC's proposed rules and asks for measures such as stronger certification, reporting, and prohibitions on number cycling.