Juul MDL Judge Will Not Dismiss RICO, UCL Claims, May Dismiss Some Subclasses

Mealey's (March 26, 2021, 2:15 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The California federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. (JLI) and related entities issued a March 25 tentative ruling on several motions to dismiss indicating that he will not dismiss the bulk of the plaintiffs’ claims in their class action complaint, including claims for racketeering and violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL), but that he will dismiss state subclasses without a representative and state subclasses without separate complaints....