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A Miami lawyer alleged that tobacco companies' targeting of black smokers led to the death of his client's mother and grandmother.
Jump to full article: Miami (FL) Herald, 2007-06-08
Author: JIM WYSS
Intro: A Miami lawyer leveled a billion-dollar lawsuit against U.S. tobacco giants Thursday, alleging that their targeting of black smokers led to the death of his client's mother and grandmother.
J.B. Harris filed the suit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court on behalf of Gloria Tucker, who represents the estates of her mother, Dorothy Oliver, and grandmother, Annie Mae Swain.
Both were residents of Broward County when they died in 2000 and 1994, respectively, of smoking-related health problems.
The suit alleges R.J. Reynolds, Philip Morris, Brown & Williamson and other cigarette makers specifically targeted black smokers through aggressive ad campaigns and specially formulated cigarettes -- efforts that amounted to racial profiling.
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