Augustin Gonzalez, et al. v. Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, the plaintiff (personal representative from the estate of Augustin Gonzalez) had alleged tobacco giants Philip Morris Tobacco Co and RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co of fraudulent concealment and manufacturing cigarettes that caused the plaintiff to get addicted to smoking and later his death due to lung cancer.

The Plaintiff and others joining plaintiffs, were represented by attorneys Stuart Ratzan, Richard Diaz, JB Harris and Carlos Santisteban. The defense was comprised of Tobacco giants Philip Morris Tobacco Co and RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. Philip Morris Tobacco Co was represented by attorneys William Geraghty and Frank Cruz-Alvarez and RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co was represented by attorney Harold Gordon.

Outcome

Verdict for Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Gonzalez,
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Stanford Blake
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 08-517-CA-08
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Gonzalez,

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Geraghty, William "Bill" (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Cruz-Alvarez, Frank (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Gordon, Harold (Jones Day)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:42:45	Opening Statement	Ratzan, Stuart
02:21:38	Break
02:40:10	General Case Activities
02:41:06	Opening Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
03:58:31	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
00:53:42	Break
01:06:48	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
01:10:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
02:08:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
02:13:16	General Case Activities
02:17:48	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

14 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full except noted sections that were not recorded.

Augustin Gonzalez, et al. v. Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:05	Opening Statement	Gordon, Harold
00:47:55	Break
01:08:35	General Case Activities
01:10:35	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
02:34:55	General Case Activities
02:41:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:27	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
01:31:08	General Case Activities
01:36:32	Break
01:52:17	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
03:13:35	General Case Activities
03:15:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:58	Witness Direct Examination	Ratzan, Stuart	Schwarting, Dr. Roland M.D.	In Person
01:35:50	Break
01:51:16	General Case Activities
01:54:48	Witness Direct Examination	Ratzan, Stuart	Schwarting, Dr. Roland M.D.	In Person
02:55:43	General Case Activities
03:14:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:27	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Schwarting, Dr. Roland M.D.	In Person
01:12:21	General Case Activities
01:14:47	Break
01:28:34	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Schwarting, Dr. Roland M.D.	In Person
01:50:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ratzan, Stuart	Schwarting, Dr. Roland M.D.	In Person
02:16:53	General Case Activities
02:58:20	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:32:21	General Case Activities
03:41:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:20	Witness Direct Examination	Ratzan, Stuart	Masiques, Jorge	In Person
00:08:42	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Masiques, Jorge	In Person
00:22:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Ratzan, Stuart	Masiques, Jorge	In Person
00:26:07	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Masiques, Jorge	In Person
00:27:43	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:44:39	Break
00:53:21	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:38	General Case Activities
01:37:42	Break
01:55:16	General Case Activities
01:56:07	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:53:24	General Case Activities
02:55:17	Break
03:08:17	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:10:15	General Case Activities
04:12:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:48	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:57:15	Break
01:16:40	General Case Activities
01:24:42	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:48:39	Break
03:00:46	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:00:07	General Case Activities
04:00:25	Witness Cross Examination	Gordon, Harold	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:18:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:32:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:33:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:33:35	General Case Activities
04:45:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:39	Break
01:25:59	General Case Activities
02:20:19	Witness Direct Examination	Ratzan, Stuart	Gonzalez, Agustin	Transcript Reading
02:51:52	Witness Cross Examination	Cruz-Alvarez, Frank	Gonzalez, Agustin	Transcript Reading
03:59:19	General Case Activities
04:01:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:05	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Gonzalez, Juana	In Person
01:08:25	Break
01:24:00	General Case Activities
01:38:55	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Gonzalez, Juana	In Person
02:06:36	General Case Activities	Gordon, Harold	Gonzalez, Juana	In Person
02:12:10	Break
02:19:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Gonzalez, Juana	In Person
02:29:15	General Case Activities
03:16:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:26	Witness Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Cox, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
01:35:50	General Case Activities
01:42:30	Witness Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Cox, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
01:44:36	Witness Cross Examination	Ratzan, Stuart	Cox, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
01:50:50	Break
02:08:20	General Case Activities
02:15:20	Witness Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Cox, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
02:26:20	Witness Cross Examination	Ratzan, Stuart	Cox, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
03:34:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Cox, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
03:45:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ratzan, Stuart	Cox, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
03:48:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Cox, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
03:48:36	General Case Activities
03:54:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:20	Witness Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
01:38:20	Break
01:48:19	General Case Activities
02:08:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:21:47	Witness Cross Examination	Diaz, Richard	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
03:08:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
03:16:24	General Case Activities		Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
03:24:02	General Case Activities
03:29:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:33:01	Closing Statement	Diaz, Richard
01:46:23	General Case Activities
01:48:13	Break
02:02:10	General Case Activities
02:05:53	Closing Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
03:33:51	General Case Activities
03:34:30	Break
03:43:33	General Case Activities
03:47:10	Closing Statement	Gordon, Harold
04:42:13	General Case Activities
04:53:15	Closing Statement	Ratzan, Stuart
05:25:38	General Case Activities
05:30:38	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:40	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:59	General Case Activities
		00:06:31	End of Session