THE DANGERS OF JUUL RISE IN INJURY LAWSUITS: ‘VAPING LUNG’ IS KILLING DOZENS
Many young Americans have been turning to e-cigarettes in an effort to participate in “healthier” smoking — Juul promotes their product as just that. However, recent injury lawsuits have proven otherwise. While the company denies that it produces marketing to youth, a December 2018 survey by the National Institutes of Health reveals that more than 20.9% of high school seniors reported vaping nicotine at least once in the past month. At time of writing, there are currently over 2,291 cases and 48 deaths related to vaping. About 64% of these cases have been Americans under the age of 24. The statistics back up common observations in court: Juul’s product looks modern, sleek, and promises “evolved smoking” with colorful advertisements and young, attractive models. Despite its health-oriented marketing campaign, the use of vaping products like Juul has proven to be significantly correlated
with the development of pneumonia and other mysterious lung diseases. Juul users often experience shortness of breath, coughing, chest pain, difficulty breathing, or even nausea, fatigue, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, and abnormal weight loss. The New England Journal of Medicine reports that vaping patients often suffer from lung inflammation, as revealed by biopsies, resembling those who had been exposed to toxins during a chemical spill as if infected by pathogens. While the company characterizes vaping as “totally safe,” the FDA’s letter to Juul states strong skepticism for the CEO Kevin Burns’ statement that Juul can “deliver smokers the satisfaction they want without the combustion and harm associated with it.” Juul delivers a high impact of nicotine in its product, which
remains addictive. There are also currently ongoing lawsuits about Juul selling one million pods of contaminated mint nicotine fluid, which only supports the claim that Juul has been careless in marketing and product quality. If you or a loved one is suffering from lung damage by vaping or Juul’s products, contact the Shuttlesworth Law Firm — we can review your case for free and make sure you’re protected from the predatory actions of new generation tobacco companies.
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DEATH THE ZONE OF WHERE YOU COULD LEGALLY GET AWAY WITH MURDER
Did you know there’s a place in Yellowstone National Park where you could theoretically get away with murder? According to the 6th Amendment, a jury must be formed of people who live in the jurisdiction in which the crime was committed. While parts of Yellowstone, including a 50-square-mile uninhabited piece of land in Idaho, extend beyond Wyoming, the entire park still falls under Wyoming’s jurisdiction.
Because that piece of land is technically under both Idaho and Wyoming’s jurisdiction, a jury would need to be comprised of inhabitants from within that 50-square-mile area. However, since nobody lives there, no jury can be formed and you would get off scot-free. The area’s curious legal status has earned it the name, “The Zone of Death,” but to date no one has actually tried to get away with murder there.
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