Juul Sued by Former Manager Over Nondisclosure Agreements

Juul Labs Inc. was sued by a former manager challenging the e-cigarette company’s use of nondisclosure agreements.

Plaintiff Marcie Hamilton alleges the confidentiality requirements harm the company’s current and former employees, the public, and the state of California by preventing employees from cooperating with investigations and suits against Juul.

“Hamilton is in possession of information about her employment with JUUL,” the complaint alleges. But the nondisclosure agreement “prohibit[s] her from communicating this information to government regulators, government officials, the press, and others,” she alleged in a Thursday complaint at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

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