Bowman v. RJR

Summary

The Blitch and Bowman Engle tobacco cases were filed together, but tried separately.

In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff Patricia Bowman (personal representative of the estate of Mike Bowman) alleged R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co of fraudulent concealment of dangers of smoking cigarettes due to which her husband Mike Browman got addicted to smoking at an early age. The plaintiff also alleged the company of being liable of manufacturing defective cigarettes due to which Mike Brown died of esophageal cancer.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney Robert Shields and John Kalil. The defendant in this case, R J Reynolds was represented by attorneys Benjamine Reid, William Latham and Amy Hurwitz.

Outcome

Fault: RJ Reynolds-30%, Plaintiff-70%
Damages:1,500,000
Punitive Damages: No

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Bowman, Patricia
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $1,500,000

Judge: Charles Arnold
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Duval County Courthouse (Seagate Mall Annex)

Case Number: 07-11175M
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Products Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Torts, Tort Law, Negligence

Plaintiff

Bowman, Patricia

Represented By:
Shields, Robert (Doffermyre Shields Canfield & Knowles, LLC)
Kalil, John (Kalil, John Law Offices of)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Reid, Benjamine (Carlton Fields)
Latham, William (Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP)
Hurwitz, Amy (Carlton Fields)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:27	General Case Activities
00:21:42	Opening Statement	Shields, Robert
01:35:23	General Case Activities
01:36:02	Break
01:55:54	Opening Statement	Reid, Benjamine
03:07:41	General Case Activities
03:09:05	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

PM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Latham, William	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:44:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:23:15	Break
01:34:26	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Cook, Dr. Christopher	Video Recording
03:20:39	Break
03:32:13	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Cook, Dr. Christopher	Video Recording
03:40:01	Witness Cross Examination	Reid, Benjamine	Cook, Dr. Christopher	Video Recording
04:21:45	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Reid, Benjamine	Cook, Dr. Christopher	Video Recording
00:29:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Cook, Dr. Christopher	In Person
00:46:34	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:31:48	Break
01:44:48	General Case Activities
01:47:32	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:14:03	General Case Activities	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:20:41	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:10:03	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Levy, Dr. Barry M.D, M.P.H.	In Person
00:53:00	Witness Cross Examination	Latham, William	Levy, Dr. Barry M.D, M.P.H.	In Person
01:42:02	Break
01:52:15	Witness Cross Examination	Latham, William	Levy, Dr. Barry M.D, M.P.H.	In Person
02:25:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Levy, Dr. Barry M.D, M.P.H.	In Person
03:22:35	General Case Activities
03:23:04	End of Session
02:35:43	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
00:43:59	Break
00:54:23	Witness Cross Examination	Latham, William	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
01:56:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
02:03:07	General Case Activities
02:03:47	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

SEP

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

SEP

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Bowman v. RJR

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:50	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
-1:56:16	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:49	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:48:37	Witness Cross Examination	Latham, William	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:45:10	Break
01:58:11	Witness Cross Examination	Latham, William	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:22:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:53	Witness Cross Examination	Reid, Benjamine	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:04:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reid, Benjamine	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:27:24	Break
01:39:37	General Case Activities
01:40:00	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:50:27	Witness Cross Examination	Latham, William	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Video Recording
03:55:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:56:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:24	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Hartley, Michel	In Person
00:55:53	Witness Cross Examination	Hurwitz, Amy	Hartley, Michel	In Person
01:06:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Hartley, Michel	In Person
01:07:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hurwitz, Amy	Hartley, Michel	In Person
01:07:48	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Craven, Kelly	In Person
01:22:39	Witness Cross Examination	Hurwitz, Amy	Craven, Kelly	In Person
01:35:42	General Case Activities
01:36:01	Break
01:49:09	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Coyle, James	Video Recording
02:58:34	General Case Activities
03:01:03	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Langfitt, Dr. Murry M.D.	Video Recording
03:49:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:33	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Bowman, Patricia	In Person
00:53:32	Break
01:04:25	Witness Cross Examination	Reid, Benjamine	Bowman, Patricia	In Person
01:42:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Bowman, Patricia	In Person
01:44:53	General Case Activities
01:49:32	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
03:01:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:11	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:09:20	Witness Cross Examination	Reid, Benjamine	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:32:05	Break
01:43:57	Witness Cross Examination	Reid, Benjamine	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
02:43:53	Break
03:00:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
03:20:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reid, Benjamine	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
03:21:55	General Case Activities
03:23:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:05:51	Break
01:10:55	General Case Activities
01:12:30	General Case Activities	Kalil, John
01:13:48	Witness Direct Examination	Hurwitz, Amy	Hoge, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
02:06:49	Break
02:19:39	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Hoge, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
03:21:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hurwitz, Amy	Hoge, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
03:34:54	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Hoge, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
03:38:13	General Case Activities
03:46:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination
00:05:19	General Case Activities
00:26:39	Closing Statement	Shields, Robert
02:05:07	Break
02:19:03	Closing Statement	Reid, Benjamine
02:54:23	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:33	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:38	General Case Activities
		00:06:57	End of Session