Altria Tells MDL Court It’s Just A ‘Passive, Minority’ Shareholder Of Juul

(June 10, 2020, 8:33 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Tobacco company Altria Group Inc. on May 29 moved to dismiss unfair competition and racketeering claims brought against it and its subsidiaries in a class action complaint filed in the multidistrict litigation against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc., in which Altria holds a 35 percent stake, arguing that the claims against it are impermissibly vague and that it had no involvement in Juul’s allegedly tortious conduct (In Re:  Juul Labs, Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 2913, No. 19-md-2913, N.D. Calif.)....

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