Antonio Cuculino v. Philip Morris USA

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco trial, Plaintiff Antonio Cuculino accused Defendants Philip Morris USA, Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of fraudulent concealment and manufacturing cigarettes that caused his addiction to smoking, resulting in coronary heart disease for which Plaintiff sought damages. Plaintiff Antonio Cuculino was represented by attorneys Jeffrey Sloman and Allan Kaiser. Defendant Philip Morris USA Inc were represented by Kathleen Gallagher and David Thorne, and Defendant R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. were represented by Benjamine Reid.

Outcome

Fault: Philip Morris-40%, Plaintiff-60%
Damages: 12,500,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Cuculino, Antonio
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $12,500,000

Judge: Jose Rodriguez
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2010-62733-CA-01
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Cuculino, Antonio

Represented By:
Sloman, Jeffrey (Ferraro Law Firm (Miami))
Kaiser, Allan (Ferraro Law Firm (Miami))

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Gallagher, Kathleen (Beck Redden LLP (Houston))
Thorne, David (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Reid, Benjamine (Carlton Fields)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:04	Opening Statement	Sloman, Jeffrey
01:35:03	Break
01:50:49	Opening Statement	Gallagher, Kathleen
02:36:49	Opening Statement	Reid, Benjamine
03:13:14	General Case Activities
03:18:49	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:01:48	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:17:00	Break
01:26:58	Witness Cross Examination	Reid, Benjamine	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:06:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:29:43	General Case Activities
02:31:02	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
00:23:33	Witness Cross Examination	Thorne, David	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
01:20:00	Break
01:31:55	Witness Cross Examination	Thorne, David	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
01:55:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
02:20:03	General Case Activities
02:25:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
02:29:00	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
00:26:50	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:02:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:06:27	Witness Direct Examination	Sloman, Jeffrey	Cuculino, Mrs. Marie	In Person
01:32:59	Break
01:53:06	Witness Direct Examination	Sloman, Jeffrey	Cuculino, Mrs. Marie	In Person
03:01:48	Break
03:02:30	General Case Activities
03:03:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sloman, Jeffrey	Cuculino, Mrs. Marie	In Person
00:15:56	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cuculino, Mrs. Marie	In Person
01:00:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sloman, Jeffrey	Cuculino, Mrs. Marie	In Person
01:14:05	Break
01:23:19	General Case Activities
01:29:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sloman, Jeffrey	Cuculino, Mrs. Marie	In Person
01:35:01	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cuculino, Mrs. Marie	In Person
01:36:52	General Case Activities
01:39:52	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Antonio Cuculino v. Philip Morris USA

Summary

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Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:39:00	Break
01:57:15	Witness Direct Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:48:14	Break
03:11:16	Witness Direct Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:09:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:33	Witness Direct Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
01:34:53	Break
01:52:47	Witness Direct Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
02:52:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:41:29	Witness Direct Examination	Sloman, Jeffrey	Cuculino, Mr. Antonio	In Person
01:56:17	Break
02:12:37	Witness Direct Examination	Sloman, Jeffrey	Cuculino, Mr. Antonio	In Person
02:40:47	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cuculino, Mr. Antonio	In Person
03:26:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:50	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cuculino, Mr. Antonio	In Person
00:22:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sloman, Jeffrey	Cuculino, Mr. Antonio	In Person
00:34:03	Witness Direct Examination		Heimann, Robert	Video Recording
01:05:26	Break
01:14:42	Witness Direct Examination		Heimann, Robert	Video Recording
02:02:02	General Case Activities	Sloman, Jeffrey
02:49:18	General Case Activities
02:52:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:32	Witness Direct Examination	Thorne, David	Phillips, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
01:38:10	Break
01:54:56	Witness Direct Examination	Thorne, David	Phillips, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
02:18:35	Witness Cross Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Phillips, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
03:02:53	Break
03:25:18	Witness Cross Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Phillips, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
04:14:51	Break
04:18:27	General Case Activities
04:20:46	Witness Cross Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Phillips, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
04:33:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:13	Witness Cross Examination	Kaiser, Allan	Phillips, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
00:05:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Thorne, David	Phillips, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
00:14:38	General Case Activities
02:19:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:37:39	Break
00:43:05	General Case Activities
01:10:31	Closing Statement	Kaiser, Allan
02:13:37	Break
02:26:17	Closing Statement	Gallagher, Kathleen
03:23:29	General Case Activities

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:06:11	Reading of the Verdict
		00:09:38	General Case Activities
		00:13:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:09:52	Closing Statement	Reid, Benjamine
00:51:52	Closing Statement	Kaiser, Allan
01:14:32	General Case Activities
01:22:08	End of Session