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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Altria Group
Current Parent Company: Altria
Penalty: $45,531,250
Year: 2024
Date: March 14, 2024
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Secondary Offense: tobacco violation
Mega-Scandal: Vaping Marketing
Violation Description: Altria agreed to pay over $45 million to settle litigation alleging it fueled the youth vaping crisis through its role as a major investor in JUUL.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:19-md-02913
Case Name: In Re: Juul Labs, Inc., Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Virginia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: tobacco
Specific Industry of Current Parent: tobacco
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