Two new VSU Board of Visitors members appointed
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On Friday, June 11, Gov. Ralph Northam appointed two new members to Virginia State University s Board of Visitors.
The first appointee is Edward Owens, from South Boston, VA. Owen holds a degree in psychology from Hampden-Sydney University where is a member of their athletic Hall of Fame for his athletic talents in basketball. Owens owns his own finance and insurance agency that was started in 1985 and is currently serving as the interim Mayor of South Boston. He served on the town council for four consecutive terms since 1998. Owens dedicates a lot of time working with the Tobacco Commission and Halifax Educational Foundation.
Nicholas Pritzker,
Riaz Valani: Complaint Against Adam Bowen, Altria Client Services Llc, Altria Enterprises Llc, Altria Group Distribution Company, Altria Group, Inc., Hoyoung Huh, James Monsees, Juul Labs, Inc. F/k/A Pax Labs, Inc., Nicholas Pritzker, Philip Morris Usa, Inc., Riaz Valani ( Filing Fee $ 402 Receipt Number 0313-14791885.), Filed By Oxford Area School District. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Designation Form, # 3 Appendix)(finken, Tracy) Demand For Trial By Jury By Oxford Area School District. (jl )
Case number 2:20-cv-06361 was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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December 13, 2020
E-cigarette company Juul Labs, according to Docket Alarm’s database of court filings and analytics, has been involved as a party in at least 2,753 lawsuits since the beginning of 2019 through November 2020. In the large majority of those suits, about 95 percent, Juul is named as a defendant. The main cause of action for the cases, cited in at least 2,011 lawsuits, is Product Liability. Other case types include antitrust, intellectual property, and suits brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
The Allegations
The lawsuits in general claim that Juul’s marketing practices did not give the various plaintiffs sufficient information about the product to allow them to understand the harmful health effects using the company’s products, specifically e-cigarettes, would cause. Other defendants commonly listed in the lawsuits include Pax Labs, Inc. and Ploom, Inc., other Juul entities, and Altria which purpor