Adamson v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

R.J. Reynolds and a tobacco industry scheme to hook young smokers to cigarettes played a central role in the cancer death of 42-year-old Florida woman, an attorney for the womans daughter told jurors Wednesday, as trial began against the tobacco giant.

Outcome

Verdict for defense

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Jul 26, 2019

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Adamson, Julie
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Cymonie Rowe
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 2016CA008532
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Adamson, Julie

Represented By:
Clark, James (Alley, Clark, Greiwe & Fulmer)
Luciano, Antonio (Morgan & Morgan)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:14	Opening Statement	Clark, James
01:49:45	Break
02:00:00	General Case Activities
02:14:52	Opening Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
03:11:07	Opening Statement	Lehman, Kathryn
03:46:33	General Case Activities
03:49:05	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:01:01	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:27:06	Break
01:45:58	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:04:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:22:49	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Spitz, Dr. Daniel	In Person
02:52:56	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Spitz, Dr. Daniel	In Person
02:57:11	Break
03:03:54	General Case Activities
03:04:44	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
		00:59:31	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:15:50	Break
00:26:47	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:04:12	Break
01:27:53	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:07:17	Break
03:16:09	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:28:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clark, James	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:52:54	General Case Activities		Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:57:18	General Case Activities
03:58:55	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

6 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Adamson v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:51:47	Break
01:04:44	General Case Activities
01:14:40	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:09:39	Break
02:29:24	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:40:39	General Case Activities
03:53:04	Break
03:57:57	General Case Activities
04:29:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:37:38	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, James	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:18	Break
01:51:10	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, James	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:44:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:02	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, James	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:55:10	Break
01:05:10	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:50:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:37:47	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Koflin, Christine	In Person
01:20:47	General Case Activities
01:51:15	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Koflin, Christine	In Person
01:57:49	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Koflin, Christine	In Person
02:34:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Koflin, Christine	In Person
02:40:40	General Case Activities		Koflin, Christine	In Person
02:43:24	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Canutson, Susan	In Person
03:04:26	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Canutson, Susan	In Person
03:16:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Canutson, Susan	In Person
03:20:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:20:53	Break
00:27:34	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, James	Adamson, Julie	In Person
01:32:01	Break
02:09:08	General Case Activities
02:20:30	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, James	Adamson, Julie	In Person
03:11:05	Break
03:17:15	General Case Activities
03:22:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:19	Break
01:55:55	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Adamson, Julie	In Person
02:02:58	Break
02:12:19	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Adamson, Julie	In Person
02:31:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clark, James	Adamson, Julie	In Person
02:34:48	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
02:49:14	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
04:01:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:30	General Case Activities	Luciano, Antonio
00:18:36	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Raab, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
01:15:36	Break
01:35:41	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Raab, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
02:20:00	Witness Cross Examination	Clark, James	Raab, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
03:16:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Raab, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
03:22:07	General Case Activities
03:24:58	Break
03:30:50	General Case Activities
03:49:10	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:05:50	Break
		01:17:28	General Case Activities
		03:53:35	Break
		03:59:48	General Case Activities
		04:35:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:40	Break
00:25:58	General Case Activities
00:27:09	Break
01:15:15	General Case Activities
01:27:25	Break
01:29:06	General Case Activities
01:55:05	Closing Statement	Clark, James
03:06:55	Break
03:24:36	Closing Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
03:52:17	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:00	General Case Activities
		00:06:29	End of Session