Juul Lawsuit

Juul is the name of a vaping device made by Juul Labs. Introduced in 2015, e-cigarettes quickly rose in popularity and became the top-selling vaping device on the market by 2017.

The device is small and compact. Its design is often compared to a USB flash drive, making it easy to conceal. The Juul uses changeable cartridges containing a liquid of nicotine salts. When heated, the proprietary liquid vaporizes to create an aerosol that the user inhales.

The cartridges — called Juulpods — come in two different nicotine concentrations and several flavors, such as mint, mango, creme, cucumber, and fruit.

History of Electronic Cigarettes and The Juul

By the end of 2017, the Juul became the most popular and most profitable electronic cigarette in the United States. In 2018, Juul Labs acquired 71% market share with rapidly growing sales reaching nearly 800 percent. While Juul Labs’ innovative product has had massive success and has allowed the San Francisco-based e-cig company to expand, the Juul has also drawn controversy. Some believe that the Juu’sl popularity among teenagers has created a youth epidemic of addiction to vaping. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the rate of high school students smoking regular cigarettes has been steadily decreasing while the rate of high school students using e-cigarettes has been increasing since 2011. A significant increase in teenage e-cigarette use was recorded during 2017, which is the same year the Juul became the number one e-cigarette in the United States. The lawsuits and FDA regulations currently being faced by Juul Labs could threaten the company’s future.

Here is a timeline of the Juul’s history:

• 2004 – Stanford graduate students Adam Bowen and James Monsees began developing electronic cigarette prototypes.
• 2007 – Adam Bowen and James Monsees developed a business plan and acquired investors then incorporated as Ploom.
• 2012 – The company Ploom introduced a premium vaporizer called Pax.
• 2015 – Ploom is renamed Pax Labs and in June of the same year, the Juul is introduced.
• 2017 – Juul Labs is created as an independent company of Pax Labs. The company began with a slow start but Juul Labs’ market share jumped from about 10% to almost 50% and surpassed British American Tobacco’s e-cigarette, Vuse. The Juul then became America’s leading e-cigarette.
• 2018 – Popularity of the Juul forced the company to add an average of 120 employees each month, quintupling their size. During this time, Juul Labs was estimated by Wells Fargo to be valued at $38 billion with annual revenues of about $2 billion. By July 2018, Juul Labs had increased its valuation to $15 billion. In April 2018, the FDA began its investigation and seized thousands of document pages from Juul Labs.
• 2019 – Juul Labs has come under scrutiny from federal and local officials for allegedly targeting youth with their marketing and making vaping popular among teenagers.

Is Juul Bad for You?

With the exponential rise in people “juuling,” whether Juul is bad for your health has become a key question. It’s complicated, but the short answer is yes.

The number of dangers and side effects continues to rise as more studies are conducted about the devices. Although e-cigarettes are often touted as a way to help smokers quit tobacco cigarettes, there is no convincing evidence that e-cigs are better than other methods of quitting smoking, such as nicotine-replacement therapy and medications.

The vaping devices also carry a growing number of side effects.

More recently, electronic cigarettes have been connected to lung disorders and pneumonia.

In 2018, Pediatrics published a case report about a previously healthy 18-year-old woman who developed respiratory failure after using an e-cigarette.

“This is the first reported case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis and acute respiratory distress syndrome as a risk of e-cigarette use in an adolescent, and it should prompt pediatricians to discuss the potential harms of vaping with their patients,” the authors wrote.

Another 2018 study published in the European Respiratory Journal found evidence that e-cigarette vapor “increases pneumococcal adhesion to airway cells,” which could cause pneumonia.

The authors pointed out that it’s already well known that smoke from tobacco cigarettes can increase the risk of pneumonia, so they wanted to see whether the same was true for vapor in e-cigarettes.

“Together, these results suggest that vaping makes the airways more vulnerable to bacteria sticking to airway lining cells,” lead researcher Jonathan Grigg said. “If this occurs when a vaper gets exposed to the pneumococcal bacterium, this could increase the risk of infection.”

The authors warned that e-cigarettes are still very new and evidence of how they affect the body and lungs is still lacking.

Along with increasing the risk of pneumonia, using e-cigarettes like Juul may also exacerbate existing lung disorders like asthma and COPD.

If you or a family member have been injured by Juul e-cigarettes or vaping, and are experiencing Juul vaping side effects such as Juul pneumonia, KBA Attorneys is available for a free Juul Lawsuit Consultation.

Our experienced Juul Injury Lawyers have years of combined experience in dealing with product liability and personal injury lawsuits. You will need an attorney who is knowledgeable about the case and will use the full extent of the law to hold Juul labs accountable for your injuries. KBA Attorneys can help you seek damages for Juul related injuries through a Juul Lawsuit. Contact KBA Attorneys to discuss your legal rights today. Our team is available to answer all of your questions and begin the process of getting you the compensation you deserve.