Class action suit against SE

[martha1014]

Just got an email from Totally Wicked. What is this all about.

Electronic Cigarette Seller Sued - Fines and Penalties Sought
A major retailer of electronic cigarettes has been sued in a multi-count civil action which seeks penalties of $25,000 for each sale as well as refunds to customers

 

[Sun Vaporer]

Just got an email from Totally Wicked. What is this all about.

Electronic Cigarette Seller Sued - Fines and Penalties Sought
A major retailer of electronic cigarettes has been sued in a multi-count civil action which seeks penalties of $25,000 for each sale as well as refunds to customers

That has been out for a couple of week now and we think it is referring to Oregon's AG's actions against SE for failing to stop selling, but since it does not list the Court of the Plaintiff, we have know way of knowing?

Sun

 

[Wbivona]

Previously, ASH, in a legal letter sent to PayPal, advised the company that providing payment for electronic cigarettes "appears to be aiding and abetting the sale of these illegal products by providing payment vehicles to Internet sites which are selling them, and doing so in interstate commerce and in possible violation of consumer protection laws in the individual states."

PayPal was also warned that: "As the FDA and others have noted, electronic cigarettes pose a wide variety of potential dangers to users, and perhaps also to those around them, both of whom inhale a mixture of nicotine (a dangerous drug) and propylene glycol (which is used in antifreeze and may cause respiratory tract irritation

In response, PayPal is no longer facilitating the sale of this product. Facebook has reportedly decided that "we do not allow ads for electronic cigarettes and will not allow the creation of any further Facebook Ads for this product."