Smoker Died Of Cancer 5 Years Ago
Jump to full article: AP, 2007-02-08
Intro: A lawsuit filed against a cigarette maker by the family of a woman who died of lung cancer five years ago will be allowed to proceed after a Superior Court judge rejected the company's motion to dismiss.
Lorillard Tobacco Co. filed a motion to dismiss the suit filed by Will Evans, the son of Marie Evans, who died in 2002 at age 54. She had been a smoker for about 40 years.
Wednesday's decision clears the way for what is thought to be the first lawsuit to accuse a tobacco company of targeting black children.
According to the suit, Marie Evans started recieving free Newport cigarettes in her Boston neighborhood starting when she was 9 years old. She at first traded the cigarettes for candy, then started smoking at 13.
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