▁or ▁still ▁is ▁sold ▁in ▁Ant igua ▁British ▁Virgin ▁Islands , ▁Luxemb ourg , ▁Finland ▁and ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁ ▁Lor ill ard ▁hand ing ▁out ▁free ▁c igare tt es ▁to ▁children ▁A ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁Lor ill ard ▁Tob acco ▁Company ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁company ▁v ans ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁regular ▁tri ps ▁to ▁housing ▁projects ▁where ▁free ▁New port ▁c igare tt es ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁children . ▁Ev idence ▁showed ▁that ▁the ▁dece ased ▁pla int iff ▁died ▁of ▁lung ▁cancer , ▁but ▁that ▁she ▁started ▁sm oking ▁at ▁age ▁nine ▁after ▁receiving ▁free ▁New port ▁c igare tt es ▁near ▁the ▁black ▁play ground ▁in ▁Boston . ▁ ▁The ▁Massachusetts ▁Supreme ▁Jud icial ▁Court ▁u ph eld ▁$ 3 5 ▁million ▁of ▁dam ages ▁against ▁Lor ill ard ▁Tob acco ▁Company ▁while ▁revers ing ▁other ▁issues ▁of ▁dam ages . ▁ ▁New port ▁and ▁target ing ▁of ▁African - Amer icans ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Lor ill ard ▁specifically ▁target ed ▁African ▁Americans ▁to ▁sell ▁New port ▁c igare tt es . ▁▁ ▁Lor ill ard ▁increased ▁its ▁African ▁American ▁market ▁budget ▁by ▁ 8 7 % ▁over ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁due ▁to ▁increased ▁efforts ▁market ing ▁its ▁ment hol ▁cig aret te , ▁New port , ▁to ▁the ▁African ▁American ▁market . ▁Government ▁surve ys ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁revealed ▁that ▁ment