Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Tobacco company enticed black children with free cigarettes, jury finds

Mass. jury says tobacco firm used free cigarettes to entice black kids to smoke, awards $71M

A jury has ruled the Lorillard Tobacco Co. tried to entice black children to become smokers by handing out free cigarettes and has awarded $71 million in compensatory damages to the estate and son of a woman who died of lung cancer.

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