Topic: Marie Evans

Lawsuit cites cigarette giveaways to black youth

The Grio - 440 days ago
Marie Evans recalled she was 9 years old when she first started getting free cigarettes in the Boston housing project where she lived.. . At first ...

Cigarette co. says it never gave freebies to kids

AP News - 458 days ago
Boston lawsuit blames woman's death on cigarette freebies, but co. says it never gave to kidsLeslie Adamson said the white truck that stopped at the Boston housing project she grew up in brought adults and children running, much like a visit ...

NC tobacco firm seeks end to Mass. liability suit

AP News - 546 days ago
NC tobacco company seeks end to Mass. lawsuit alleging it targeted black childrenA Boston judge has delayed ruling on a tobacco company's request for a judgment in its favor in a lawsuit that accuses it of targeting black children in cigarette ...