Legal Opinion
Kearney v. Philip Morris, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 16, 1996No. Civil Action 92-11079-REKPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEETON, District Judge.
I
Plaintiff, Mary Kearney, brings this diversity action against defendant on behalf of the estates of her daughter (Maureen O’Neill) and three grandchildren (Charlene O’Neill, Stacy O’Neill, and Leanne O’Neill) who died in a house fire on May 27, 1990. The fire was allegedly caused by a Marlboro Light cigarette designed, produced and marketed by defendant, after the father of the children and Maureen’s husband, Myles O’Neill, who was intoxicated, dropped a lit cigarette on a couch, left it unattended, and went to bed in another room. Plaintiffs complaint alleges…
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