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

Damages: $6,375,277.41

Punitive Damages: No

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Brown, Mary
Brown, Mary
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
Verdict: $6,375,277

Judge: Harvey Jay
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Duval County Courthouse

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

Plaintiff

Brown, Mary

Represented By:
Shields, Robert (Doffermyre Shields Canfield & Knowles, LLC)

Plaintiff

Brown, Mary

Represented By:
Kalil, John (Kalil, John Law Offices of)

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:50	General Case Activities
00:41:10	Opening Statement	Shields, Robert
01:46:30	Break
02:02:35	Opening Statement	Shields, Robert
02:30:38	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:22:19	Break
01:42:50	General Case Activities
01:46:53	General Case Activities	Reilly, Kenneth	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:59:19	Witness Cross Examination	O'Reilly, Kenneth	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
03:46:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
03:54:18	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAY

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Brown v. Philip Morris USA

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:47	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:32:59	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:44:34	Break
02:05:02	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:13:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:21:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Tayrani, Amir
00:16:32	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:47:25	Break
02:08:35	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:23:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:18	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:22:22	Break
01:41:31	General Case Activities
01:46:48	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:09:45	Break
03:18:13	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:57:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:01:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:02:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:32	General Case Activities
00:16:37	General Case Activities
00:36:25	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:46:15	Break
02:06:47	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
03:17:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:16	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Thomas, Kaiser	Video Recording
01:07:35	Break
01:21:19	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Thomas, Kaiser	In Person
02:07:15	Break
02:22:06	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Thomas, Kaiser	Video Recording
03:14:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:43	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Luke, Dr. Matthew	Video Recording
00:25:06	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Michael	In Person
00:25:56	Break
00:29:26	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Michael	In Person
00:58:16	Witness Cross Examination	Diolombi, Hassia	Brown, Michael	In Person
01:14:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Michael	In Person
01:15:14	General Case Activities	Kalil, John
01:21:36	Break
01:41:23	General Case Activities
01:47:39	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Mary	In Person
03:25:41	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Brown, Mary	In Person
03:51:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:14	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Brown, Mary	In Person
00:28:01	General Case Activities
01:01:01	Break
01:09:57	General Case Activities
01:25:34	Break
01:29:37	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Brown, Mary	In Person
01:40:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Mary	In Person
01:43:50	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Jennifer	In Person
02:26:06	Witness Cross Examination	Diolombi, Hassia	Brown, Jennifer	In Person
02:36:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Jennifer	In Person
02:39:48	Break
02:40:16	General Case Activities
02:47:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:13	General Case Activities	Shields, Robert
00:29:12	General Case Activities	Diolombi, Hassia
00:30:27	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Brown, Mary	Transcript Reading
00:37:20	General Case Activities
01:37:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:29	General Case Activities
00:30:59	Closing Statement	Shields, Robert
01:54:59	Break
02:01:01	General Case Activities
02:08:36	Closing Statement	Shields, Robert
02:27:44	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:23	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:53	General Case Activities
		00:07:07	End of Session