Juul MDL Plaintiffs Say Claims Are Explicitly Not Preempted By Tobacco Laws

(July 6, 2020, 9:58 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Plaintiffs in the Juul multidistrict litigation on June 29 opposed defense motions to dismiss or stay their claims, saying that product liability claims are explicitly protected from preemption under federal tobacco regulations, that their racketeering and consumer fraud claims are well-founded and that a stay to allow for a Food and Drug Administration decision on the regulation of e-cigarette products would lead to “indefinite delay” (In Re:  Juul Labs, Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2913, No. 19-md-2913, N.D. Calif.)....