A North Carolina-based tobacco company tried to entice African-American children to become smokers by handing out free cigarettes in Boston during the 1950s and 1960s, a jury ruled on Dec. 14, ...

Lorillard Tobacco Company was an American tobacco company marketing cigarettes under the brand names Newport, Maverick, Old Gold, Kent, True, Satin, and Max. Wikipedia* On the C-SPAN Networks: ...

BOSTON (AP) — A tobacco company that had tried to hook black children on cigarettes was ordered Thursday to pay $81 million in punitive damages to the estate and son of a Boston woman who started ...

The Virginia Supreme Court considered whether a multistate tobacco company's income tax assessments should include the value of raw materials being stored in a Danville, Virginia, facility for more ...

Reynolds American has announced their acquisition of Lorillard in a cash and stock deal that is valued at $68.88 per share. This deal confirms the value of Lorillard's franchise, however shareholders ...

BOSTON (AP) - A Boston judge delayed ruling Monday on Lorillard Tobacco Co.'s request to reject a lawsuit that accuses the nation's third-largest tobacco company of targeting black youth in its ...

The Second Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that federal law did not preempt a jury’s finding that a cigarette manufacturer was liable for its product’s defective design. William ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Joe Camel is bulking up to take on the Marlboro Man. Camel cigarette maker Reynolds American Inc.’s $25 billion deal to buy Newport maker Lorillard Inc. creates a formidable No. 2 ...

NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Loews Corp on Monday said it plans to spin off its cigarette unit, Lorillard Inc, which makes Newport, Kent and Maverick cigarettes. The spin-off would be accomplished by ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Lorillard Inc bought the blu eCigs brand two years ago, the electronic cigarette had a 10 percent share of a tiny U.S. market, generating about $50 million in sales. It was ...

A SWOT analysis is a look at a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and is a tremendous way to gain a detailed and thorough perspective on a company and its future. As 2013 begins, ...

The tobacco industry went through a massive shakeup on Tuesday in the wake of Reynolds American’s (RAI) $27.4 billion purchase of Lorillard (LO) . Investors are scrambling to sort out the facts ...