Juul MDL Judge Enters Order Relating to Master and Short Form Complaints for Juul Personal Injury Lawsuit Cases.
On March 27, 2020 the Court in the Juul MDL lawsuit proceedings issued an order governing the adoption of a master complaint and short form complaint for Juul personal injury cases. According to the Order, the Juul short form complaint is an abbreviated form that each individual Plaintiff completes, indicating their individual claims, and adopting the factual allegations set forth in the Master Complaint as the basis for those individual claims.
The Juul complaint purports to allow plaintiffs to identify the physical conditions, injuries or illnesses alleged to have been caused and or contributed to as a substantial factor by Juul, including for example:
- Addiction
- Nicotine Poisioning
- Behavioral Issues or Menal Health Issues
- Anger/Outburst
- Mood Swings
- Irritability
- Suicidal Thoughts
- Suicidal Attempts
- Death by Suicide
- Cognitive Issues
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- Learning Impairments
- Lack of Concentration
- Trouble Sleeping
- Cardiovascular
- Heart Attack
- Neurologic
- Seizures
- Stroke
- Respiratory/Lung
- Acute Eosinophililc Pneumonia
- Pulmonary Eosinophilia
- Acute Interstitial Pneumonitis
- Acute Pneumonia
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Chronic Lung Problems
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- E-Cigarette, Or Vaping, Product Use Associated Lung Injury (EVALI)
- Esphysema
- Lipoid Pneumonia
- Lung Transplant
- Other Specified Interstitial Pulmonary
- Pneumonia
- Popcorn Lung
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans
- Death
The causes of action asserted in the Master Juul Complaint that purportedly may be asserted in a short form complaint (if applicable) include: (1) Strict Liability – Design Defect; (2) Strict Liability – Failure To Warn; (3) Strict Liability – Manufacturing Defect; (4) Products Liability – Negligent Design; (5) Products Liability –Negligent Failure To Warn; (6) Products Liability – Negligent Manufacturing; (7) Negligence And/Or Gross Negligence; (8) Negligent Failure To Recall/ Retrofit; (9) Negligent Misrepresentation; (10) Fraud; (11) Fraudulent Concealment; (12) Conspiracy To Commit Fraud; (13) Unjust Enrichment; (14) Violation Of Unfair Trade Practices/Consumer Protection Law; (15) Breach Of Express Warranty; (16) Breach Of An Implied Warranty Of Merchantability; (17) Wrongful Death; (18) Survival Action; and (19) Loss Of Consortium.
If you or a loved one used Juul vape products and suffered injured or illness, you may be able to seek compensation from a Juul lawsuit.
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