Antitrust Allegations Will Remain Outside Juul MDL For Now, Judge Rules

Mealey's (June 1, 2020, 1:46 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The judge overseeing the Juul multidistrict litigation on May 26 denied a motion by the plaintiffs to amend their class complaint against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. and tobacco manufacturer Altria Group Inc. to include antitrust causes of action and ruled that pending antitrust class actions against Juul and Altria are not member cases of the MDL but may be related to the MDL for purposes of discovery (In Re:  Juul Labs, Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2913, No. 19-md-2913, N.D. Calif.)....