Juul Can’t Escape Trial in Youth Vaping Marketing Suits (1)

Juul Labs Inc. failed to block the first trial set in a flurry of more than 2,500 personal injury cases accusing the e-cigarette maker of deliberately targeting minors in marketing its vaping products.

U.S. District Judge William Orrick on Friday rejected Juul’s final request to dismiss claims brought by a woman from Tennessee who says her teenage daughter developed an addiction since first using the company’s products at age 12.

Juul had challenged claims including fraud and failure to warn users about nicotine content and the health effects of Juul products.

The jury trial, set to start June 16 in ...