Mayor Adams Announces Lawsuit Against Major Online Distributor For Illegally Selling Disposable Flavored E-Cigarettes

Lawsuit Accuses Long Island Company of Selling Illegal E-Cigarettes in New York City and Across the Nation. New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Acting Corporation Counsel Muriel Goode-Trufant have announced that the City of New York has filed a federal lawsuit today against a major distributor of disposable flavored e-cigarettes, popularly known as “vapes” – the most popular devices for nicotine use among middle and high school youth. The defendant – Price Point Distributors, Inc., based in Farmingdale, Long Island – is accused of distributing e-cigarettes with flavors such as snow cone, strawberry shortcake, and Hawaii Punch to retail stores and directly to consumers in New York City and around the country through online sales, violating nearly every applicable federal, New York state, and New York City law governing the sale of such products.

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