Caprio v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco manufacturers conspired to hide the dangers of smoking cigarettes while furthering an addiction that caused a smoking-related illness.

Outcome

Phase 1: Total damages - $9,200,000.00
Fault:
Caprio 2%
PM 49%
RJR 49%

Phase 2:

Philip Morris $74,122,719.43
RjR: $74,122,719.43

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Caprio, Edward
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $157,445,439

Judge: David Haimes
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: 2007-CV-036719 (19)
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Caprio, Edward

Represented By:
Hammer, Steven (Schlesinger Law Offices, PA)
Schlesinger, Scott (Schlesinger Law Offices, PA)

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Cofer, Walter (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:44:05	Opening Statement	Hammer, Steven
01:35:04	Opening Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
02:46:50	General Case Activities
02:52:05	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

2 Chapters

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:19:41	Break
01:37:10	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:40:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:33	Break
01:46:16	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:24:10	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:21:50	Break
01:40:10	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:55:44	Break
03:10:38	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:20:30	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:53	General Case Activities
01:29:13	Break
01:41:26	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:54:45	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:06:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:44:28	Break
03:54:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:11:36	General Case Activities
04:15:10	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

6 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Rintoul, Bryan	In Person
		00:16:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Rintoul, Bryan	In Person
01:19:27	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Rintoul, Bryan	In Person
01:25:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Rintoul, Bryan	In Person
01:36:08	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
00:21:11	Witness Cross Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
00:21:45	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
00:09:20	Break
00:23:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cofer, Walter	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
01:10:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
01:40:47	Break
01:52:15	Witness Direct Examination	Woodland, Kimberly	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
03:04:24	General Case Activities
03:15:33	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

NOV

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Openings - Damages

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es) - Damages

14 Chapters

NOV

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es) - Damages

12 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es) - Damages

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
00:27:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cofer, Walter	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
00:29:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
00:34:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cofer, Walter	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
00:56:05	General Case Activities
00:58:20	Break
01:07:20	Witness Direct Examination	Parker, Stephanie	Garner, Charles	In Person
02:09:54	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es) - Damages

16 Chapters

NOV

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

2 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Hammer, Steven
00:51:18	Break
01:05:36	Closing Statement	Cofer, Walter
02:20:20	Break
02:34:13	Closing Statement	Cofer, Walter
03:07:42	Closing Statement	Boyce, Kevin
03:36:36	Break
03:46:30	Closing Statement	Gdanski, Jonathan
04:28:34	End of Session

Caprio v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:35	Break
00:54:28	General Case Activities
01:05:06	Break
01:06:20	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:17:39	Break
02:34:37	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:46:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:48	Break
00:03:01	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:08:05	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:20:18	General Case Activities
01:30:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:41	Break
00:45:06	General Case Activities
00:47:29	Break
01:10:37	General Case Activities
01:11:42	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Mannino, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:33:52	General Case Activities
02:44:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:51	Break
00:04:23	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Mannino, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:05:33	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:31:17	Witness Direct Examination	Herrera, Dr. Charles M.D.	Video Recording
02:11:00	General Case Activities

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mavrakis , Louise	Video Recording
01:16:16	Break
01:39:33	Witness Direct Examination	Mavrakis , Louise	Video Recording
03:15:54	Break
03:33:09	Witness Direct Examination	Mavrakis , Louise	Video Recording
04:14:55	General Case Activities
04:24:37	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:00	Break
01:24:43	Witness Direct Examination	Caprio, Edward	Video Recording
02:35:33	Break
02:49:52	Witness Direct Examination	Caprio, Edward	Video Recording
04:02:56	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:10	Break
		00:18:57	General Case Activities
		01:19:52	Break
		01:25:18	General Case Activities
		01:55:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:29	Break
00:29:55	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Rintoul, Bryan	In Person
01:14:54	Break
01:52:39	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Rintoul, Bryan	In Person
03:04:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:57	General Case Activities		Rintoul, Bryan	In Person
00:24:33	Break
00:32:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Rintoul, Bryan	In Person
00:53:56	General Case Activities
00:56:35	Witness Direct Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
02:05:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:33:23	Closing Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
01:30:07	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:20:23	Break
		01:21:04	General Case Activities
		01:45:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
-1:57:50	General Case Activities
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:36:39	Opening Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
01:19:50	Opening Statement	Cofer, Walter
01:29:05	Opening Statement	Parker, Stephanie

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:41	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:12	General Case Activities
01:44:43	Break
01:56:55	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:59:41	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:18:06	Witness Cross Examination	Fiorta , Timothy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:43:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:09:22	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:27:55	Witness Direct Examination		Garner, Charles	Video Recording
03:55:09	General Case Activities
04:02:18	Break
04:12:51	General Case Activities
04:22:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:31:06	Witness Direct Examination		Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Video Recording
00:39:36	Witness Cross Examination		Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Video Recording
00:54:38	General Case Activities
01:00:22	Witness Direct Examination	Cofer, Walter	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
01:09:02	General Case Activities
01:27:45	Break
01:45:48	Witness Direct Examination	Cofer, Walter	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
03:21:14	Break
03:32:21	Witness Direct Examination	Cofer, Walter	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
03:45:53	Witness Cross Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
04:22:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:44	Witness Cross Examination	Hammer, Steven	Garner, Charles	In Person
00:33:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Parker, Stephanie	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:03:10	Break
01:14:27	General Case Activities
01:28:00	Closing Statement	Gdanski, Jonathan
01:52:10	Closing Statement	Hammer, Steven
02:05:54	Closing Statement	Cofer, Walter
02:29:26	Break
02:42:16	Closing Statement	Parker, Stephanie
03:18:27	General Case Activities
03:22:25	Break
03:26:45	General Case Activities
03:34:50	Closing Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
03:55:39	General Case Activities
04:11:55	End of Session