Barbose v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco product liability suit, Phyllis Barbose claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of smoking and fueled the addiction of John Barbose, leading to his smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Phase 1 - verdict for plaintiff - $10,000,000.00
Phase 2 - Punitive amount - $1,000,000.00

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Update: R.J. Reynolds, Philip Morris Hit with $11M in Damages For Restaurateur's Fatal Lung Cancer
Nov 18, 2015

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Barbose, Phyllis
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Philip Morris Tobacco Co
Verdict: $11,000,000

Judge: James R. Stearns
Jurisdiction: 6th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Pasco County Circuit Court

Case Number: 2014CA003532
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability, Negligence

Plaintiff

Barbose, Phyllis

Represented By:
Bigger, Brent (Knopf | Bigger)
Clark, William "Lee" (Abrahamson & Uiterwyk)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Geise, Steven (Jones Day (San Diego))

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Yates, Pam (Kaye Scholer LLP (Tallahassee))

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

SESSIONS WITH Dr. Luis Villa M.D.

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:51:50	Opening Statement	Bigger, Brent
02:23:15	Break
02:37:41	General Case Activities
02:46:12	Opening Statement	Geise, Steven
03:46:03	General Case Activities
03:48:09	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:10	Opening Statement	Yates, Pam
00:50:36	General Case Activities
00:53:40	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:37:54	Break
01:59:04	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:57:19	General Case Activities
03:06:15	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:44	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:14:58	Break
01:30:32	General Case Activities
01:35:15	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:53:39	General Case Activities
03:40:33	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:12	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:21:14	Break
01:42:38	General Case Activities
01:49:27	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:30:04	General Case Activities
03:45:24	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:53	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:29:49	General Case Activities
01:30:47	Break
01:50:33	General Case Activities
01:51:00	Witness Cross Examination	Carter, Edward	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:15:20	General Case Activities
03:19:59	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:48	Witness Cross Examination	Carter, Edward	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:55:54	Break
01:11:42	Witness Cross Examination	Carter, Edward	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:36:26	Break
02:52:11	Witness Cross Examination	Carter, Edward	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:25:17	Witness Cross Examination	Yates, Pam	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:52:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:05:10	General Case Activities		Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:11:02	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:56	Witness Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Barbose, Sam	In Person
00:58:52	Witness Cross Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Barbose, Sam	In Person
01:14:09	Witness Cross Examination	Yates, Pam	Barbose, Sam	In Person
01:22:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Barbose, Sam	In Person
01:27:34	General Case Activities		Barbose, Sam	In Person
01:31:36	Break
01:48:17	General Case Activities
01:55:02	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
03:18:09	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:13	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:56:25	Break
01:11:19	Witness Cross Examination	Geise, Steven	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
02:46:48	Witness Cross Examination	Yates, Pam	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
02:47:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
02:57:15	General Case Activities
03:01:17	Break
03:11:24	General Case Activities
03:15:14	Break
03:27:37	General Case Activities
03:45:46	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:40	Break
00:23:16	Witness Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Fink, Dyanna	In Person
00:55:38	Witness Cross Examination	Yates, Pam	Fink, Dyanna	In Person
01:39:21	Witness Cross Examination	Carter, Edward	Fink, Dyanna	In Person
01:41:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Fink, Dyanna	In Person
01:48:35	General Case Activities		Fink, Dyanna	In Person
01:49:38	Break
02:13:58	Witness Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Carpenter, Deborah	In Person
02:30:28	Witness Cross Examination	Geise, Steven	Carpenter, Deborah	In Person
02:47:16	Witness Cross Examination	Yates, Pam	Carpenter, Deborah	In Person
02:51:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Carpenter, Deborah	In Person
02:57:59	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:37	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Barbose, Phyllis	In Person
01:10:05	Break
01:24:20	Witness Cross Examination	Geise, Steven	Barbose, Phyllis	In Person
02:28:26	Break
02:43:23	Witness Cross Examination	Yates, Pam	Barbose, Phyllis	In Person
02:44:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Barbose, Phyllis	In Person
02:54:22	Witness Direct Examination		Stein, Dr. Robert	Video Recording
04:35:06	General Case Activities
04:38:04	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:54:21	Witness Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:07:59	Break
02:30:14	Witness Cross Examination	Yates, Pam	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
03:06:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
03:13:44	General Case Activities
03:28:16	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:41	Witness Direct Examination	Bible, Geoffrey	Transcript Reading
00:24:58	Witness Direct Examination	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:23:53	Break
01:48:24	Witness Direct Examination	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:10:07	Break
03:22:10	General Case Activities
03:28:31	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:17	Witness Cross Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:00:36	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Wilson, Stacey	In Person
01:28:34	Witness Cross Examination	Yates, Pam	Wilson, Stacey	In Person
01:45:55	Break
02:02:12	General Case Activities
02:44:43	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:13	Witness Direct Examination	Geise, Steven	Hayes, Dr. Jill	In Person
01:37:01	Break
01:56:38	Witness Cross Examination	Bigger, Brent	Hayes, Dr. Jill	In Person
03:11:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geise, Steven	Hayes, Dr. Jill	In Person
03:24:12	General Case Activities		Hayes, Dr. Jill	In Person
03:31:39	Break
03:42:44	General Case Activities
05:01:42	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:53:09	Closing Statement	Bigger, Brent
02:31:14	Break
02:45:09	Closing Statement	Geise, Steven
04:12:17	Break
04:25:56	Closing Statement	Yates, Pam
05:28:50	General Case Activities
05:40:05	End of Session

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:51	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:57	General Case Activities
		00:37:54	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Openings - Damages

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:49:41	Opening Statement	Bigger, Brent
00:52:05	Opening Statement	Yates, Pam
00:57:15	Opening Statement	Geise, Steven
01:00:07	Witness Direct Examination	Geise, Steven	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	In Person
02:23:44	Break
02:39:12	Witness Cross Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	In Person
02:57:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geise, Steven	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	In Person
03:00:56	General Case Activities		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	In Person
03:06:37	Witness Direct Examination	Yates, Pam	Joop, Richard	In Person
04:23:32	Witness Cross Examination	Berg, Paul	Joop, Richard	In Person
04:45:34	End of Session

PM Session

Closings - Damages

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:17	Closing Statement	Bigger, Brent
00:16:01	Closing Statement	Geise, Steven
00:36:14	Closing Statement	Yates, Pam
01:05:27	Closing Statement	Bigger, Brent
01:06:24	General Case Activities
01:08:29	End of Session

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:31	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:28	General Case Activities
		00:04:46	End of Session

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Barbose v. Philip Morris

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