Bryant v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendants caused smoking-related disease by hiding the dangers of cigarettes.

Outcome

Verdict Reached For Plaintiff:
Comparative Fault
PM USA 25%
RJ Reynolds 25%
Jonny Lee Bryant 50%

Damages - $581,000.00

Punitive Damages - $225,000.00

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Bryant, Veda
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $806,000

Judge: W. Joel Boles
Jurisdiction: 1st Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building

Case Number: 2015-CA-001691
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Bryant, Veda

Represented By:
Diaz, Richard (Diaz, Richard J, Law Offices of)

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Brenner, Andrew (Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP)
Geraghty, William "Bill" (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:11:10	General Case Activities
01:28:13	Opening Statement	Diaz, Richard
02:59:30	Break
03:19:07	Opening Statement	Brenner, Andrew
04:27:30	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:16:22	Break
00:20:32	Witness Cross Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:30:43	Break
01:48:06	Witness Cross Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:44:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:32:08	General Case Activities
04:16:19	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:33:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:29:52	General Case Activities
01:32:33	Break
01:42:52	Witness Direct Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Bishopric, Dr. Nanette MD, FACC, FACA	In Person
02:59:10	Witness Cross Examination	Diaz, Richard	Bishopric, Dr. Nanette MD, FACC, FACA	In Person
03:37:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Bishopric, Dr. Nanette MD, FACC, FACA	In Person
03:41:15	Break
03:46:38	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Bryant, Theresa	In Person
04:03:14	Witness Cross Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Bryant, Theresa	In Person
04:37:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Bryant, Theresa	In Person
04:39:33	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Mannino, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:29:31	Break
01:45:00	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Mannino, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:11:41	Witness Cross Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Mannino, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:15:54	Break
03:22:46	Witness Cross Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Mannino, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:42:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Mannino, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
04:02:07	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
00:52:23	Witness Cross Examination	Diaz, Richard	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
01:29:47	Break
01:47:21	Witness Cross Examination	Diaz, Richard	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
03:24:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
03:32:34	General Case Activities
04:30:55	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Openings - Damages

16 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

DEC

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Bryant v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:34:40	General Case Activities
00:39:30	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:00:38	Break
02:16:50	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:47:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:36	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:16:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:42:56	Break
00:53:22	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:19:17	General Case Activities
02:34:16	Break
02:39:38	General Case Activities
02:41:21	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:16:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:32	Break
00:34:59	General Case Activities
00:50:58	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:24:18	General Case Activities
02:41:36	Break
02:51:21	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:29:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:29:06	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:00:19	Break
02:18:30	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:31:57	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:59:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:23	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
01:34:49	Break
01:53:53	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
02:24:29	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
03:22:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
03:34:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:43:13	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Bryant, Veda	In Person
01:22:48	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Bryant, Veda	In Person
02:18:36	General Case Activities
02:23:36	Break
02:39:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Bryant, Veda	In Person
03:31:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:27	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Bryant, Veda	In Person
00:56:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Bryant, Veda	In Person
01:24:16	Break
01:34:57	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Bryant, Glen	In Person
02:21:03	Witness Cross Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Bryant, Glen	In Person
03:08:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Bryant, Glen	In Person
03:19:02	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:31:53	General Case Activities
03:43:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:41	General Case Activities	Diaz, Richard
00:14:13	Witness Direct Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Bryant, Ingeborg	Transcript Reading
00:30:21	Witness Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
02:12:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:37:52	General Case Activities	Diaz, Richard
00:39:28	Closing Statement	Diaz, Richard
02:21:45	Break
02:37:19	General Case Activities
02:42:22	Closing Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
04:41:40	Break
04:50:38	Closing Statement	Diaz, Richard
05:12:03	General Case Activities
06:10:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:58	Break
00:39:58	General Case Activities
01:05:08	Opening Statement	Diaz, Richard
01:24:40	Opening Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
01:31:48	Witness Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
02:46:51	Break
03:01:18	Witness Cross Examination	Diaz, Richard	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
03:40:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
03:46:14	Break
03:52:01	General Case Activities
03:56:47	Closing Statement	Diaz, Richard
04:18:32	Closing Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
04:56:40	Closing Statement	Diaz, Richard
05:07:21	General Case Activities
05:09:43	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:53	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:30	General Case Activities
		00:05:08	End of Session