NYC has filed a lawsuit accusing 22 online sellers of flavored e-cigarettes of illegally selling to minors, targeting young people via social media, and luring them with flavors such as 'Lemon Twist,' 'Freddy's Pebbles' and 'Whipped Salted Caramel'
The suit accuses the 22 of illegally selling to minors, targeting young people via social media, and luring them with flavors such as"Lemon Twist,""Freddy's Pebbles" and"Whipped Salted Caramel." The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in US District Court in Brooklyn, accuses the defendants of creating"a public nuisance" by selling e-cigarettes to people under 21 even though such sales have been prohibited in the city since 2013.
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