Alexander v. Lorillard Tobacco Company

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff Dorothy Alexander (personal representative of the estate Coleman Alexander) alleged Lorillard Tobacco Co of fraudulent concealment of dangers of smoking cigarettes manufactured by the company, which led her husband Coleman Alexander to get addicted to smoking at an early age and also alleged the company of manufacturing defective cigarettes which caused Mr. Alexanders death due to lung cancer in 1995.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney Gary Paige and Alex Alvarez. The defendant in this case, Lorillard Tobacco Co was represented by attorneys Edward Cheffy and David Woods.

Outcome

Phase 1: Found for the plaintiff: 20 million: 80% Lorillard, 20% Alexander

Phase 2: 25 million in punitive damages.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Alexander, Dorothy
Defense: Lorillard Tobacco Co
Verdict: $41,000,000

Judge: Peter Lopez
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2007-046830-CA-01
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Alexander, Dorothy

Defense

Lorillard Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Cheffy, Edward (Cheffy Passidomo Attorneys at Law)
Woods, David (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:06	General Case Activities
00:01:37	General Case Activities
00:09:30	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
01:26:24	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:41:16	General Case Activities
01:41:34	Break
01:55:21	General Case Activities
01:59:31	General Case Activities
02:00:40	Opening Statement	Cheffy, Edward
02:57:04	General Case Activities
02:57:35	End of Session

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

18 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

20 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

18 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

24 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Closings

22 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

FEB

PM Session

Other

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Openings - Damages

9 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

8 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:06	Break
00:33:33	General Case Activities
00:40:05	Break
00:41:45	General Case Activities
00:42:19	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:57:23	Witness Cross Examination	Woods, David	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
02:14:08	General Case Activities
02:14:27	Break
02:40:27	General Case Activities
02:40:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
03:08:54	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Woods, David	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
03:09:54	General Case Activities
03:15:01	General Case Activities		Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
03:24:05	General Case Activities
03:25:04	General Case Activities
03:25:56	General Case Activities
03:27:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:08:42	Break
00:36:14	General Case Activities
00:36:31	General Case Activities
00:36:50	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:18:30	Witness Cross Examination	Woods, David	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:57:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:07:19	General Case Activities
02:07:38	Break
02:19:52	General Case Activities
02:22:35	General Case Activities
02:23:04	General Case Activities
02:24:20	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Leung, Kristy	Video Recording
03:05:02	General Case Activities
03:05:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:23	Witness Cross Examination	Cheffy, Edward	Alexander, Dorthy	In Person
00:29:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Alexander, Dorthy	In Person
00:41:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Cheffy, Edward	Alexander, Dorthy	In Person
00:42:03	General Case Activities
00:42:47	General Case Activities	Alvarez, Alex
01:00:39	General Case Activities	Woods, David
01:02:37	General Case Activities	Alvarez, Alex
01:03:43	General Case Activities
01:04:23	General Case Activities
01:05:06	General Case Activities
01:07:20	Break
01:08:59	General Case Activities
01:11:39	Break
01:46:47	General Case Activities
01:47:31	Witness Direct Examination	Woods, David	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
03:13:28	General Case Activities
03:16:20	General Case Activities
03:17:09	General Case Activities
03:17:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:59	General Case Activities
00:09:25	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
00:41:31	Break
00:43:37	General Case Activities
00:44:37	General Case Activities
00:46:06	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
01:39:01	Break
01:44:09	General Case Activities
01:45:08	Break
01:52:45	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	Other
02:19:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Woods, David	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
02:25:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
02:27:51	General Case Activities
02:32:05	General Case Activities		Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
02:48:10	General Case Activities
02:48:32	General Case Activities
02:48:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:41	General Case Activities
00:11:07	General Case Activities
00:11:36	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Rice, Dr. Susan	Transcript Reading
00:29:31	General Case Activities
00:32:41	General Case Activities
00:33:18	General Case Activities
00:34:00	Witness Direct Examination	Cheffy, Edward	Alexander, Diana	Transcript Reading
00:49:03	General Case Activities
00:50:16	Witness Direct Examination	Woods, David	Riddle, Mary	In Person
01:30:27	General Case Activities
01:30:40	Break
01:46:17	General Case Activities
01:47:33	General Case Activities
01:48:05	Witness Direct Examination	Woods, David	Riddle, Mary	In Person
02:18:14	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Riddle, Mary	In Person
03:23:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Woods, David	Riddle, Mary	In Person
03:33:14	General Case Activities
03:37:21	General Case Activities		Riddle, Mary	In Person
03:48:46	General Case Activities
03:49:06	General Case Activities
03:50:11	General Case Activities
03:51:02	General Case Activities
03:52:13	End of Session

Alexander v. Lorillard Tobacco Company

Summary

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Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:40	General Case Activities
00:02:52	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:10:58	General Case Activities
02:11:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:12	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:19:11	General Case Activities
01:19:34	Break
01:41:12	General Case Activities
01:42:04	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:37:14	General Case Activities
02:37:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:26	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:09:41	General Case Activities
01:10:05	Break
01:24:11	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:05:23	General Case Activities
02:10:24	General Case Activities
02:10:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:48	General Case Activities
00:13:36	General Case Activities
00:14:31	General Case Activities
00:14:53	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:46	General Case Activities
01:36:16	Break
01:58:38	General Case Activities
02:04:32	General Case Activities
02:05:14	Witness Cross Examination	Woods, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:28:41	General Case Activities
02:29:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:34	Break
00:16:54	General Case Activities
00:17:20	Witness Cross Examination	Woods, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:21:53	General Case Activities
01:25:25	Break
01:35:47	General Case Activities
01:36:50	Witness Cross Examination	Woods, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:59:58	General Case Activities
03:00:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:10	Break
00:23:14	General Case Activities
00:23:32	General Case Activities
00:24:05	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
01:51:17	Break
01:57:10	General Case Activities
02:15:09	General Case Activities
02:16:37	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
02:41:53	General Case Activities
02:42:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:31	General Case Activities
00:01:56	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Leung, Kristy	Video Recording
01:09:57	General Case Activities
01:10:31	Break
01:44:04	General Case Activities
01:46:43	General Case Activities
01:47:22	Witness Cross Examination	Woods, David	Leung, Kristy	In Person
02:45:22	General Case Activities
02:46:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:58	General Case Activities
00:01:26	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Robinson, Dr. Edward Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:23:31	General Case Activities
01:23:43	Break
01:47:12	General Case Activities
01:47:31	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Robinson, Dr. Edward Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:09:14	General Case Activities
03:10:28	General Case Activities
03:11:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:20:47	Break
00:22:02	General Case Activities
00:24:02	General Case Activities
00:27:08	General Case Activities
00:27:56	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Alexander, Dorthy	In Person
01:23:27	General Case Activities
01:23:45	Break
01:35:01	Witness Cross Examination	Cheffy, Edward	Alexander, Dorthy	In Person
03:03:27	General Case Activities
03:03:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:12	General Case Activities
00:37:34	General Case Activities
00:38:18	General Case Activities
00:39:45	General Case Activities
00:59:16	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
02:03:16	General Case Activities
02:03:45	Break
02:18:25	General Case Activities
02:22:57	General Case Activities
02:23:36	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
03:06:10	General Case Activities
03:06:25	Break
03:27:07	General Case Activities
03:27:36	Closing Statement	Cheffy, Edward
04:46:44	General Case Activities
04:47:51	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
04:57:01	General Case Activities
05:06:38	General Case Activities
05:08:24	General Case Activities
05:09:42	General Case Activities
05:10:07	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:58	Break
		00:18:28	General Case Activities
		00:20:45	General Case Activities
		00:21:33	General Case Activities
		00:23:03	General Case Activities
		00:25:18	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:10:24	General Case Activities
		00:11:10	General Case Activities
		00:12:23	General Case Activities
		00:13:23	Reading of the Verdict
		00:16:07	General Case Activities
		00:16:48	General Case Activities
		00:18:22	General Case Activities
		00:19:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:09	General Case Activities
00:02:57	General Case Activities
00:04:20	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
00:14:07	Opening Statement	Cheffy, Edward
00:38:53	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
00:45:01	General Case Activities
00:48:42	General Case Activities
00:49:39	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:57	General Case Activities
		00:01:37	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:27	General Case Activities
		00:03:01	General Case Activities
		00:05:26	General Case Activities
		00:06:03	General Case Activities
		00:06:17	End of Session