Class Action Says American Spirits Aren’t Natural. Sproule’s lawsuit will include the class of individuals who purchased the product for personal consumption between the product’s first date of issue through at least August 27, 2016.Ĭonsumers who used American Spirit Cigarettes, suffered any illness or harm due to the higher nicotine content, or were misled by their advertising Prior to Augmay be entitled to compensation. The lawsuits allege that because American Spirit consciously misinformed consumers, it is responsible for damages in excess of $5 million. Studies show that the former three companies’ cigarettes contain an average of approximately 6.2 percent, while American Spirit’s product tips the scales at 36 percent. AMERICAN SPIRIT CONTAINS MORE FREE-BASE NICOTINE THAN OTHER BRANDSĬompared to those sold by other companies, such as Marlboro, Camel, and Winston, American Spirit cigarettes allegedly contain nearly six times the amount of free-base nicotine. American Spirit’s alleged false advertising has caused uproar among naturalists who claim that the company exploits the trend of natural and organic products by selling its cigarettes in health food stores. Sproule’s case, six other class action suits have been filed against the company, all of which are public record. Sproule’s lawsuit alleges that thanks to American Spirit’s advertising claims, its sales increased by 86% between 20 while the sales of other companies’ cigarettes declined. The suit alleges that American Spirit’s cigarettes contain ammonia and menthol, which increases the concentration of nicotine inhaled by the user. The lawsuit claims that by promoting their product with words like “natural” and “additive free”, American Spirit violated federal law. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST AMERICAN SPIRITįloridian Justin Sproule has filed a class action lawsuit against the American Spirit cigarette company and parent corporation Reynolds American for falsely advertising their “healthier” cigarette option. The integrity of a company like American Spirit was of importance to smokers who chose the brand due to its advertising. While it is common knowledge that tobacco products are dangerous and have a list of ingredients that could strip the paint off a wall, including such things as contents of nail polish remover and rat poison, smokers still seek out “safer” tobacco products. However, recently the dangers that American Spirit products pose has come under the microscope in class action lawsuits. Throughout these years the company has advertised having “natural” and “additive free” cigarettes, both boxed and self-rolling types, and many have trusted in the company’s standard. American Spirit is a cigarette company that has been in business for more than 30 years.
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