Juul Accused by School Districts of Creating Vaping ‘Nuisance’

School districts across the U.S. sued Juul Labs Inc. in federal courts over the economic burden created by teen vaping, opening a new legal front as the country grapples with a widening public-health crisis.

Suburban districts near New York City, Kansas City and St. Louis accused Juul of intentionally targeting teens with its product and creating a public nuisance with the health problems tied to vaping. A fourth suit in Washington state included Juul investor Altria Group Inc. as a defendant. The complaints filed Monday make many of the same arguments local governments are using against opioid makers over a nationwide addiction epidemic.