Douglas v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris

Summary

A state court jury linked Philip Morris cigarettes to a Florida womans laryngeal cancer and her eventual death, but limited its verdict to six figures in medical expenses and found the tobacco company responsible for less than 1/20th of that amount.

Outcome

Verdict Reached For Plaintiff.

Damages : $131,371.29

Comparative Fault:

June Douglas     90%
PM USA               4%
RJ Reynolds        6%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Douglas, Robert
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $131,371

Judge: Thomas Beverly
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Duval County Courthouse

Case Number: 2008-CA-000386
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Douglas, Robert

Represented By:
Rainer, Andrew (Brody Hardoon Perkins & Kesten LLP )
Weisman, Michael

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Gallagher, Kathleen (Beck Redden LLP )
Jackson, Brian (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:51	Break
00:26:02	General Case Activities
01:07:18	Break
01:25:22	General Case Activities
01:44:36	Opening Statement	Weisman, Michael
02:33:37	Break
02:43:12	Opening Statement	Gallagher, Kathleen
03:40:44	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	McDonagh, Dr. Dennis M.D.	In Person
01:10:13	Break
01:22:24	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	McDonagh, Dr. Dennis M.D.	In Person
02:42:03	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:39	Break
01:52:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:08:59	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:13:11	Break
01:27:43	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:21:16	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:28:09	Break
01:41:55	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:42:55	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:14:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:53:38	General Case Activities
00:58:58	Break
01:04:07	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:16:33	Break
02:26:23	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:49:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:19:07	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Other

8 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Closings

15 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

NOV

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Douglas v. R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:54	Break
00:05:52	General Case Activities
00:07:30	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Video Recording
01:26:34	Break
01:39:43	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Bible, Geoffrey	Video Recording
01:51:13	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Morgan, James	Video Recording
02:20:45	General Case Activities
02:22:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:29:34	Break
00:50:28	Witness Direct Examination	Weisman, Michael	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
01:35:33	Break
01:49:13	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
02:11:09	General Case Activities
02:12:25	Break
02:15:58	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
02:35:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Weisman, Michael	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
02:49:14	General Case Activities
02:56:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:20:39	Break
00:25:54	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	McDonagh, Dr. Dennis M.D.	In Person
01:16:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	McDonagh, Dr. Dennis M.D.	In Person
01:23:25	Break
01:37:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	McDonagh, Dr. Dennis M.D.	In Person
02:03:13	Witness Direct Examination	Weisman, Michael	Caudill, Barbara	Transcript Reading
02:34:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:34	Witness Direct Examination	Weisman, Michael	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
01:06:32	Break
01:16:42	Witness Direct Examination	Weisman, Michael	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:13	Witness Cross Examination	Jackson, Brian	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
02:07:17	Break
02:24:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Weisman, Michael	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
02:40:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:52:50	Break
01:05:27	Witness Direct Examination	Weisman, Michael	Douglas, Robert	In Person
02:06:00	Break
02:20:24	Witness Direct Examination	Weisman, Michael	Douglas, Robert	In Person
03:48:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:31	Break
00:12:07	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Douglas, Robert	In Person
00:52:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Weisman, Michael	Douglas, Robert	In Person
01:04:54	Break
01:12:59	General Case Activities
01:13:54	Break
01:16:00	Witness Direct Examination		Douglas, Wayne	In Person
01:38:52	Witness Cross Examination	Jackson, Brian	Douglas, Wayne	In Person
01:58:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Douglas, Wayne	In Person
02:06:33	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Douglas, Michael	In Person
03:08:55	Break
03:20:17	Witness Cross Examination	Jackson, Brian	Douglas, Michael	In Person
03:34:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Douglas, Michael	In Person
03:36:21	Break
03:42:45	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:56:05	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Millhiser, Ross	Video Recording
04:24:32	General Case Activities
04:29:44	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:30:46	Break
		01:43:07	General Case Activities
		02:41:47	Break
		03:17:21	General Case Activities
		03:56:57	Break
		03:59:58	General Case Activities
		04:44:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:45:24	Break
00:51:29	General Case Activities	Weisman, Michael
01:01:13	General Case Activities
01:31:19	Break
01:40:54	General Case Activities
01:47:02	Closing Statement	Weisman, Michael
02:51:19	Break
02:51:48	General Case Activities
02:54:14	Break
03:04:13	Closing Statement	Gallagher, Kathleen
04:20:49	Break
04:35:59	General Case Activities
04:38:49	Closing Statement	Weisman, Michael
04:57:33	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:47	General Case Activities
		00:02:54	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:54	General Case Activities
		00:05:12	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:41	Reading of the Verdict
		00:06:58	General Case Activities
		00:10:15	End of Session