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· 7/25/1990

Kyte v. Philip Morris Inc.

Citations

  • 556 N.E.2d 1025
  • 408 Mass. 162

How courts have described this case

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  • aiding and abetting require proof that the defendant knew of its substantial, supporting role in an unlawful enterprise
  • aiding and abetting require proof that the defendant knew of its substantial, supporting role in an unlawful enterprise
  • denying defendant’s summary judgment motion inasmuch as plaintiffs’ design defect “claim [was] not based on the proposition that all cigarettes are inherently defective”
  • allowing product liability claim to go forward because it alleged that defendant’s cigarettes were particularly carcinogenic and addictive without alleging that all cigarettes were inherently defective
  • allowing product liability claim to go forward because it alleged that defendant’s cigarettes were particularly carcinogenic and addictive without alleging that ah cigarettes were inherently defective
  • characterizing a civil conspiracy claim based on substantial assistance as an “aiding and abetting theory”

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Judges: Wilkins

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