Brown v. Philip Morris USA

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco case, plaintiff Mary Brown, as
personal representative of the estate of Rayfield Brown, claims Philip Morris USA concealed the dangers of cigarette smoking, fueling Rayfield Brown's addiction to cigarettes and leading to his smoking-related health problems.

Outcome

Mistrial granted.

$6.3M Verdict in Lung Cancer Suit Slaps Philip Morris, Leads Engle Progeny Review for the Week of April 27
May 2, 2015

Two Tobacco Verdicts, Openings on Damages Highlight the Engle Progeny Review for the Week of April 20
Apr 25, 2015

UPDATED: $5.8M Verdict Slaps Tobacco Cos. for Woman's Lung Cancer Death
Feb 16, 2017

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

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

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

Case Number: 2008-CA-015000
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Brown, Mary

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

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Reilly, Kenneth (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Schultz, Lori (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Tayrani, Amir (Gibson Dunn)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

In Session - No Content Available

0 Chapters

PM Session

In Session - No Content Available

0 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:24:13	Break
01:42:11	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:51:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:58:59	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:49	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:01:50	Break
01:14:50	General Case Activities
01:24:10	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:46:27	Break
02:57:43	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:23:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:30:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:32:44	General Case Activities

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:54	General Case Activities
00:07:27	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
00:41:33	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:24:37	Break
01:46:21	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
02:18:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
02:30:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
02:33:47	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert		Video Recording
02:57:24	End of Session
04:32:29	General Case Activities

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:42	General Case Activities
00:06:22	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Jones, Sammie Jr.	In Person
00:26:05	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jones, Sammie Jr.	In Person
00:52:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Jones, Sammie Jr.	In Person
00:55:47	General Case Activities
00:57:16	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Jennifer	In Person
01:34:37	Break
01:53:48	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Jennifer	In Person
02:07:49	Witness Cross Examination	Schultz, Lori	Brown, Jennifer	In Person
02:16:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schultz, Lori	Brown, Jennifer	In Person
02:20:06	General Case Activities
02:21:04	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Michael	In Person
02:46:38	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Brown, Michael	In Person
02:54:26	General Case Activities
02:54:43	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Other

3 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Brown v. Philip Morris USA

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:12	General Case Activities
00:15:38	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:27:38	Break
01:47:59	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:04:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:48	General Case Activities
00:08:50	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:25	Break
01:45:08	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
03:13:47	Break
03:28:27	General Case Activities
03:32:15	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
04:13:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
04:42:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:17	Break
00:15:18	General Case Activities
00:16:23	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:28:11	Break
01:50:57	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:07:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:05	General Case Activities
00:05:30	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:21:56	Break
01:40:08	General Case Activities
01:40:39	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
03:20:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:35	General Case Activities
00:00:49	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Wells, Dr. John	In Person
00:25:31	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Thomas, Kaiser	In Person
01:13:49	Break
01:28:35	General Case Activities
01:30:36	General Case Activities
01:30:56	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Thomas, Kaiser	In Person
02:15:43	General Case Activities
02:17:17	Break
02:26:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Thomas, Kaiser	Video Recording
03:18:14	General Case Activities
03:18:51	General Case Activities
03:21:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:23	General Case Activities
00:03:07	General Case Activities
00:03:24	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Mary	In Person
01:21:57	Break
01:41:46	General Case Activities
01:42:20	Witness Cross Examination	Schultz, Lori	Brown, Mary	In Person
02:18:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Mary	In Person
02:20:57	General Case Activities
02:22:10	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
03:21:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:02	General Case Activities
00:14:23	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
00:46:03	Witness Cross Examination	Schultz, Lori	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
01:29:48	Break
01:53:02	Witness Cross Examination	Schultz, Lori	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
02:46:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
02:48:43	General Case Activities
02:49:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:44	General Case Activities
00:14:02	General Case Activities
00:15:02	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
01:29:41	Break
01:48:26	General Case Activities
01:50:11	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
02:26:44	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
03:13:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:29	General Case Activities
00:05:23	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
00:05:28	General Case Activities
00:49:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
01:01:56	General Case Activities
01:05:03	General Case Activities
01:19:17	Break
01:30:34	General Case Activities
02:16:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:18	Break
00:07:45	General Case Activities
00:08:49	General Case Activities
00:38:49	Closing Statement	Shields, Robert
01:34:47	Break
01:53:39	General Case Activities
01:54:20	Closing Statement	Shields, Robert
02:29:15	General Case Activities
02:29:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:39	Closing Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
01:26:01	General Case Activities
01:26:17	Break
01:45:32	Closing Statement	Shields, Robert
02:15:31	General Case Activities
02:34:14	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:54	General Case Activities
		00:05:20	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:05	General Case Activities
		00:02:30	General Case Activities
		00:02:58	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:13:19	General Case Activities
		00:17:04	General Case Activities
		00:17:41	End of Session