North Carolina suing eight e-cigarette makers

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said yesterday that he was filing lawsuits against eight e-cigarette companies for allegedly marketing to underage youth. The move is an expansion of a previous effort in May, when Stein announced he was suing the e-cig maker Juul Labs, the biggest company in the space. The latest announcement also comes amid increased scrutiny on both local and federal levels to curb the rise in teen vaping. San Francisco earlier this year banned the sale of e-cigs and other flavored tobacco products. And Juul was also called on to testify in front of members of Congress last month over its marketing tactics. The company’s co-founder defended Juul’s practices, saying it was never their intention to target underage users and people who wouldn't have otherwise smoked tobacco cigarettes.