According to the Washington Examiner and Forbes , Maxwell Berger, 22 years-old, suffered a hemorrhagic stroke in July 2017 and spent over 100 days in the hospital. Maxwell required three brain surgeries and still suffers from left-side paralysis, speech impairment and a 50 percent loss of vision from both eyes. Maxwell was smoking every ten minutes and was using two Juul pods a day. He blames his severe illness on the billion-dollar company, Juul and is currently filling a lawsuit against them.