February 11, 2025
FROM NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES: “Vaping companies have taken a page out of Big Tobacco’s playbook to get kids hooked on nicotine and fuel a nationwide youth vaping crisis. Today, we’re suing to hold the nation’s largest vape distributors accountable and make these companies pay hundreds of millions of dollars. These companies use candy flavors, bright packaging, and misleading ads to get our kids hooked on nicotine.
“They illegally ignore New York’s ban on flavored vapes. They know vapes harm kids. Yet, they market to them anyway. For too long, vape companies have put profit over our kids and created a massive public health crisis. With this lawsuit, we’re taking serious action to protect the health and safety of our youth and make these companies pay for the harm they have caused.”
