Legal Opinion
Noonan v. Winston Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 25, 1995No. Civ. A. 94-11071-RGSPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’MOTION TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT AND PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT
STEARNS, District Judge.
This case was precipitated by the publication in France of a Winston cigarette ad in the summer of 1992. The ad featured a picture of the plaintiff, George F. Noonan, a Boston mounted patrol officer. Noonan, who had not given permission for the use of his likeness, brought this lawsuit seeking monetary and injunctive relief on claims of misappropriation, violation of the Massachusetts statutory right to privacy (M.G.L. c. 214, § 3A), defamation,…
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