JUUL Lawsuit – Deadline to Join Reminder

We previously notified our retainer clients through E-Blasts and School Law Notes about a California lawsuit against Juul Labs and other vaping product manufacturers. The lawsuit alleges that those manufacturers fraudulently and intentionally marketed their products to children.

The lawsuit seeks not only money damages for costs schools have already incurred related to vaping, but also funding for future vaping-related costs. Vaping costs include reduced state aid due to vaping suspensions or expulsions, costs to purchase and install vaping detectors, and costs to hire counselors for students dealing with vaping addiction. Importantly, because the lawsuit seeks money for future vaping costs, a school is eligible to join the lawsuit even if it has not yet incurred any vaping-related costs.

Schools that join the lawsuit will not be charged any fees or costs unless there is a financial recovery in the lawsuit. Even then, any fees or costs will be deducted from a school’s lawsuit recovery – schools will not be obligated to use other fund sources to pay for those fees and costs.

A school must return a signed resolution and contract by March 31, 2022 to join the lawsuit. For more information about the lawsuit or to obtain a copy of the resolution and contract, please contact one of the following Thrun attorneys:

Piotr M. Matusiak (517) 374-8824 pmatusiak@thrunlaw.com

Mackenzie D. Flynn (517) 374-4532 mflynn@thrunlaw.com