Juul MDL Judge Keeps RICO Claims In, Dismisses 4 State Subclasses

Mealey's (April 14, 2021, 2:33 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The California federal judge overseeing the multidistrict litigation against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. (JLI) and related entities on April 13 denied most defense motions to dismiss after finding that the plaintiffs plausibly alleged in an amended complaint that JLI was used by the defendants as a racketeering enterprise to expand youth nicotine addiction while enriching themselves, but agreed to dismiss four state sub-classes in which no class representative was identified....