District Court, D. Massachusetts September 25, 1995, Civ. A. 94-11071-RGS (Noonan v. Winston Co.)

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.