9th Circuit Urged To Affirm Class Certification Against Altria In E-Cigarette MDL

Mealey's (April 11, 2023, 4:19 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The members of two certified classes bringing claims against tobacco company Altria Group Inc. and its subsidiaries urge the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in an appellee brief to affirm certification of claims against Altria for allegedly causing a youth vaping crisis as an investor in e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. (JLI), even though multidistrict litigation claims against JLI and its executives have since been settled....