PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts woman has
sued FedEx, claiming the company mistakenly sent her a package containing seven
pounds of marijuana, then gave her address to the intended recipients, who
later showed up at her door.
Maryangela Tobin of Plymouth said in the suit filed Feb. 12 that
by disclosing her address, the company violated state privacy laws and put
herself and her children in danger.
"I feel like the safety of my
daughters and myself was invaded and it makes things complicated," she
told WBZ-TV. "I walk into my house first every time, my kids don't."
Tobin said she thought the package
was a birthday present for her daughter, because when she opened it, she found
candles, pixie sticks and peppermint. There was also something she thought was
potpourri, but it was marijuana.
Tobin said that about an hour later,
a man knocked on her door looking for the package, while two men sat in a
vehicle in her driveway, waiting. She said she didn't have it, and bolted and
slammed the door. Tobin claims FedEx gave out her address, which led the men to
her home.
Police made an arrest, but Tobin
said now she's worried about retribution.
Memphis, Tenn.-based FedEx said it
doesn't comment on pending lawsuits.
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