Cook v. Avon Products, et al.

Summary

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages in this product liability litigation.

Outcome

Plaintiff verdict
$18,000,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Cook, Denise
Defense: Avon Products Inc.
Verdict: $18,000,000

Judge: Martin Bidwill
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: CACE24003818
Industry: Retail
Practice Area: Asbestos

Plaintiff

Cook, Denise

Defense

Avon Products Inc.

Represented By:
Slaughter, Edward (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP)
Hansen, Haley (Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Live Sessions

Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)

Session links become active around 15 minutes before scheduled start time

			Description	Start Time
			Cook v. Avon Products, et al. 03/04/2025 PM	12:51 PM EST

MAR

			Description	Start Time
			Cook v. Avon Products, et al. 03/03/2025 AM	09:47 AM EST

MAR

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:07	Break
00:25:51	General Case Activities
00:30:17	Break
00:33:12	General Case Activities
00:50:15	Opening Statement	Sweet, Ryan
01:59:27	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

FEB

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:14:04	General Case Activities
00:16:25	Break
00:17:17	Witness Direct Examination	Sweet, Ryan	Mouse, Craig	Video Recording
00:34:53	Witness Direct Examination	Sweet, Ryan	Guth, Drake	In Person
01:33:50	Witness Cross Examination	Slaughter, Edward	Guth, Drake	In Person
02:03:15	Break
02:18:43	Witness Cross Examination	Slaughter, Edward	Guth, Drake	In Person
02:21:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sweet, Ryan	Guth, Drake	In Person
02:33:18	General Case Activities
03:21:00	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

17 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Other

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

MAR

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:20	Break
00:05:46	Witness Direct Examination	Hartley, Christian	Kanarek, Dr. Marty PhD, MPH	Video Conference
00:51:20	General Case Activities
01:01:05	Break
01:08:55	General Case Activities
01:11:40	Witness Direct Examination	Hartley, Christian	Kanarek, Dr. Marty PhD, MPH	Video Conference
01:45:25	Break
01:58:55	Witness Cross Examination	Slaughter, Edward	Kanarek, Dr. Marty PhD, MPH	Video Conference
02:40:20	General Case Activities
02:46:15	Witness Cross Examination	Slaughter, Edward	Kanarek, Dr. Marty PhD, MPH	Video Conference
03:05:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hartley, Christian	Kanarek, Dr. Marty PhD, MPH	Video Conference
03:10:59	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Slaughter, Edward	Kanarek, Dr. Marty PhD, MPH	Video Conference
03:13:15	General Case Activities
03:17:13	End of Session

Cook v. Avon Products, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Live Sessions

Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:12	Opening Statement	Slaughter, Edward
01:15:50	General Case Activities
01:17:45	Break
01:33:10	General Case Activities
01:58:20	Witness Direct Examination	Sweet, Ryan	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
03:40:57	General Case Activities
03:41:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:35	Break
00:10:09	General Case Activities
00:13:40	Witness Direct Examination	Sweet, Ryan	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
00:55:40	Witness Cross Examination	Slaughter, Edward	Longo, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:46:50	General Case Activities
01:53:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:20	Break
00:11:03	General Case Activities
00:22:06	Witness Direct Examination	Sweet, Ryan	Staggs, Dr. Brent M.D	In Person
00:47:02	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Haley	Staggs, Dr. Brent M.D	In Person
00:52:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sweet, Ryan	Staggs, Dr. Brent M.D	In Person
00:57:12	General Case Activities
01:17:15	Break
01:18:45	General Case Activities
01:21:00	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:58:45	Break
		01:22:35	General Case Activities
		02:09:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:45	Break
00:15:40	General Case Activities
00:18:10	Break
00:18:54	Witness Direct Examination	Sweet, Ryan	Brody, Dr. Arnold	In Person
01:31:45	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:23:46	General Case Activities
00:55:50	Break
01:03:49	General Case Activities
01:06:45	Witness Direct Examination	Cook, Denise	Video Recording
02:41:00	General Case Activities
02:45:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:09:00	General Case Activities
00:13:26	Witness Direct Examination		Cook, Denise	Video Recording
01:52:10	Break
02:10:23	General Case Activities
02:22:20	Witness Direct Examination		Cook, Denise	Video Recording
02:33:35	Witness Direct Examination	Sweet, Ryan	Mouse, Craig	Video Recording
03:51:22	General Case Activities
04:00:35	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:10:45	General Case Activities
00:18:35	Break
00:20:22	Witness Direct Examination	Mouse, Craig	Video Recording
02:13:45	General Case Activities
02:18:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:06:00	General Case Activities
00:34:50	Break
00:51:33	General Case Activities
00:55:12	Witness Direct Examination	Hartley, Christian	Frank, Dr. Arthur M.D., Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:36:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:16:47	General Case Activities
00:17:50	Break
00:19:43	Witness Direct Examination	Sweet, Ryan	Frank, Dr. Arthur M.D., Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:50:40	Break
02:08:44	General Case Activities
02:13:40	Break
02:15:50	Witness Direct Examination	Sweet, Ryan	Frank, Dr. Arthur M.D., Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:03:50	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Haley	Frank, Dr. Arthur M.D., Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:29:25	Break
03:37:47	General Case Activities
03:44:50	Witness Direct Examination	Hansen, Haley	Frank, Dr. Arthur M.D., Ph.D.	Video Recording
04:08:45	General Case Activities
05:18:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:43:33	General Case Activities
00:58:40	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Haley	Frank, Dr. Arthur M.D., Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:52:40	General Case Activities	Sweet, Ryan
01:59:35	General Case Activities
02:04:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:15:46	General Case Activities
00:18:00	Witness Direct Examination	Early, Kelsey	Wohlman, Douglas	In Person
00:38:33	General Case Activities
00:54:55	Break
01:16:40	General Case Activities
01:17:55	Break
01:18:27	Witness Direct Examination	Hansen, Haley	Aliotta, Michael	Video Recording
03:09:38	General Case Activities
03:21:45	General Case Activities
03:24:40	General Case Activities
03:26:10	Break
03:39:20	General Case Activities
04:59:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:29:07	General Case Activities
00:42:00	Break
00:50:27	General Case Activities
00:52:40	Witness Direct Examination	Slaughter, Edward	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
02:06:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:22:09	General Case Activities
00:24:35	Break
00:27:10	Witness Direct Examination	Slaughter, Edward	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
01:32:05	Break
02:01:22	Witness Cross Examination	Sweet, Ryan	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
03:40:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Slaughter, Edward	Attanoos, Richard MD	In Person
03:51:22	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:07	Break
		00:09:20	General Case Activities
		01:42:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:25:25	General Case Activities
00:26:50	Break
00:33:20	General Case Activities
00:47:10	General Case Activities	Hansen, Haley
00:56:50	Witness Direct Examination	Early, Kelsey	Staggs, Dr. Brent M.D	In Person
01:41:07	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Haley	Staggs, Dr. Brent M.D	In Person
01:56:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Early, Kelsey	Staggs, Dr. Brent M.D	In Person
02:18:30	General Case Activities
02:19:15	Break
02:32:52	General Case Activities
03:27:30	General Case Activities
03:29:00	General Case Activities
03:45:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:07:27	General Case Activities
00:30:05	Break
00:54:13	General Case Activities
00:57:43	Break
01:05:27	General Case Activities
01:12:30	Break
01:14:13	General Case Activities
01:22:45	General Case Activities
01:37:13	Closing Statement	Sweet, Ryan
02:36:35	General Case Activities
02:37:35	Break
02:48:36	General Case Activities
02:51:00	Closing Statement	Slaughter, Edward
04:18:45	Closing Statement	Sweet, Ryan
04:51:35	General Case Activities
04:54:20	General Case Activities
04:59:03	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:23:50	General Case Activities
		00:35:35	General Case Activities
		00:49:15	General Case Activities
		00:57:20	Break
		00:58:47	General Case Activities
		01:00:30	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:17:16	General Case Activities
		00:48:05	Break
		00:49:23	General Case Activities
		01:08:45	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:01:21	General Case Activities
		00:05:35	General Case Activities
		00:06:58	Reading of the Verdict
		00:11:20	General Case Activities
		00:14:10	End of Session