E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc has agreed to pay $462m to settle claims by six US states including New York and California that it unlawfully marketed its addictive products to minors, the states have said.With the deal, announced on Wednesday, Juul has now settled with 45 states for more than $1bn. The company did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement, which also included Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts and New Mexico as well as the District of Columbia.The states had accused Juul of falsely marketing its e-cigarettes as less addictive than cigarettes and targeted minors with glamorous advertising campaigns.
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