Dubinsky v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco company concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Dubinsky, Abigail
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Judge: Charles Roberts
Jurisdiction: 18th Judicial District of Florida
Court: Moore Justice Center

Case Number: 2014-CA-026783
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability, Negligence

Plaintiff

Dubinsky, Abigail

Represented By:
Shamp, Laura (Shamp Silk)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Keehfus, Jason (King & Spalding, LLP)

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Kelly, Frank (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:53	Break
00:25:56	General Case Activities
00:54:38	Break
00:59:35	General Case Activities
01:09:43	General Case Activities
01:26:05	Opening Statement	Shamp, Laura
02:39:00	General Case Activities
02:40:38	Break
02:40:38	General Case Activities
02:59:02	General Case Activities
03:00:33	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

21 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

17 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

20 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

12 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

DEC

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:18	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:56:14	General Case Activities
01:10:30	Break
01:18:32	General Case Activities
01:21:20	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:11:37	General Case Activities
02:28:07	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:51:45	General Case Activities
03:34:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:48:23	Break
00:57:38	General Case Activities
01:04:54	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:45:32	Break
01:51:04	General Case Activities
01:56:43	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:20:01	General Case Activities
02:34:44	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:57:14	General Case Activities
04:02:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:12	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Frank	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:49:00	Break
02:01:55	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Frank	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:57:48	Break
03:06:59	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Frank	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:15:57	General Case Activities
04:22:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:17	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Frank	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:55:01	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:45:59	Break
02:11:57	General Case Activities
02:18:47	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:33:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:05:07	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kelly, Frank	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:17:44	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:28:16	General Case Activities
03:36:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:41	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Dana, Dr. Gary M.D.	In Person
01:32:22	Break
01:44:40	Witness Cross Examination	Kuchler, Deborah	Dana, Dr. Gary M.D.	In Person
03:00:12	General Case Activities	Kuchler, Deborah	Dana, Dr. Gary M.D.	In Person
03:09:20	Witness Cross Examination	Kuchler, Deborah	Dana, Dr. Gary M.D.	In Person
03:21:59	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Dana, Dr. Gary M.D.	In Person
03:22:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Dana, Dr. Gary M.D.	In Person
03:25:35	Break
03:33:06	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Scheinbart, Dr. Lee M.D.	In Person
04:10:29	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Frank	Scheinbart, Dr. Lee M.D.	In Person
05:04:16	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Scheinbart, Dr. Lee M.D.	In Person
05:12:21	General Case Activities	Keehfus, Jason	Scheinbart, Dr. Lee M.D.	In Person
05:24:30	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Scheinbart, Dr. Lee M.D.	In Person
05:39:30	General Case Activities
05:41:58	End of Session

Dubinsky v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:54	Opening Statement	Kelly, Frank
01:12:14	Opening Statement	Keehfus, Jason
01:45:33	General Case Activities
01:46:43	Break
02:07:00	General Case Activities
02:14:00	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:31:11	General Case Activities
05:20:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:39:08	Break
01:51:32	General Case Activities
02:28:25	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:52:11	General Case Activities
03:53:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:31	Break
00:21:40	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Copeland, Dr. Amy Ph.D.	In Person
01:39:01	Break
01:52:33	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Copeland, Dr. Amy Ph.D.	In Person
02:05:19	Witness Cross Examination	Kuchler, Deborah	Copeland, Dr. Amy Ph.D.	In Person
03:42:26	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Copeland, Dr. Amy Ph.D.	In Person
03:55:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Copeland, Dr. Amy Ph.D.	In Person
04:05:08	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kuchler, Deborah	Copeland, Dr. Amy Ph.D.	In Person
04:06:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Copeland, Dr. Amy Ph.D.	In Person
04:09:11	General Case Activities
04:11:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:01:39	Break
01:05:57	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Video Recording
02:32:31	Break
02:41:32	General Case Activities
02:43:32	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Video Recording
04:28:29	General Case Activities
04:30:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:28:12	Break
00:37:46	Witness Direct Examination	Hamilton, John	Spruance, Gilbert	In Person
01:32:42	Break
01:44:36	Witness Cross Examination	Kuchler, Deborah	Spruance, Gilbert	In Person
02:01:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hamilton, John	Spruance, Gilbert	In Person
02:03:27	General Case Activities
02:16:27	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:16:52	Break
03:22:38	General Case Activities
03:24:42	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
04:06:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:57	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:14:06	General Case Activities
01:30:05	Break
01:37:12	General Case Activities
01:41:45	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:28:41	General Case Activities
03:00:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:27	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Dubinsky, Abigail	In Person
00:48:08	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Frank	Dubinsky, Abigail	In Person
01:15:43	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Dubinsky, Abigail	In Person
01:25:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Dubinsky, Abigail	In Person
01:29:21	Break
01:50:40	General Case Activities
01:53:37	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Cuomo, Eileen	Video Recording
02:55:50	General Case Activities
03:02:28	Break
03:12:03	General Case Activities
03:16:19	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Cuomo, Eileen	Video Recording
03:17:45	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Dubinsky, Seth	In Person
03:43:05	Break
03:52:18	Witness Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Dubinsky, Seth	In Person
04:05:30	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Frank	Dubinsky, Seth	In Person
04:19:04	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Dubinsky, Seth	In Person
04:19:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shamp, Laura	Dubinsky, Seth	In Person
04:20:20	General Case Activities	Shamp, Laura
04:26:10	General Case Activities
04:27:43	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		02:17:48	Break
		02:23:16	General Case Activities
		03:24:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:04	Break
00:15:18	General Case Activities
00:17:25	Witness Direct Examination	Kelly, Frank	Keller, Dr. Fernando	In Person
00:31:32	General Case Activities
00:58:40	Witness Direct Examination	Kelly, Frank	Keller, Dr. Fernando	In Person
01:48:56	General Case Activities
02:01:55	Break
02:12:37	Witness Direct Examination	Kelly, Frank	Keller, Dr. Fernando	In Person
02:37:49	Witness Cross Examination	Shamp, Laura	Keller, Dr. Fernando	In Person
02:48:40	General Case Activities
02:58:00	Witness Cross Examination	Shamp, Laura	Keller, Dr. Fernando	In Person
03:20:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kelly, Frank	Keller, Dr. Fernando	In Person
03:31:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Shamp, Laura	Keller, Dr. Fernando	In Person
03:32:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kelly, Frank	Keller, Dr. Fernando	In Person
03:36:35	General Case Activities		Keller, Dr. Fernando	In Person
03:39:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:37	Witness Direct Examination	Kelly, Frank	Blaustein, Dr. Arnold MD	In Person
01:38:36	General Case Activities
01:40:27	Break
01:51:08	Witness Cross Examination	Shamp, Laura	Blaustein, Dr. Arnold MD	In Person
02:15:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kelly, Frank	Blaustein, Dr. Arnold MD	In Person
02:29:19	General Case Activities
03:06:52	General Case Activities
03:08:52	General Case Activities
03:41:08	Break
03:49:42	General Case Activities
06:01:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:33:03	Break
00:41:28	General Case Activities
00:43:01	General Case Activities
00:44:00	General Case Activities
00:52:23	Break
00:59:53	Witness Direct Examination	Kuchler, Deborah	Dubinsky, Abigail	Transcript Reading
01:11:43	Witness Direct Examination	Kuchler, Deborah	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
01:31:39	General Case Activities	Shamp, Laura	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
01:36:02	Witness Direct Examination	Kuchler, Deborah	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
02:04:05	Break
02:16:01	General Case Activities
02:21:03	Witness Direct Examination	Kuchler, Deborah	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
03:00:45	Witness Cross Examination	Shamp, Laura	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
03:14:01	General Case Activities
03:23:52	Witness Cross Examination	Shamp, Laura	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
03:55:42	General Case Activities	Shamp, Laura	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
04:01:45	Witness Cross Examination	Shamp, Laura	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
04:05:35	General Case Activities
04:06:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kuchler, Deborah	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
00:10:39	General Case Activities		Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
00:12:39	General Case Activities
00:28:35	General Case Activities
00:35:05	General Case Activities
00:51:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:36	Break
00:17:27	General Case Activities
00:19:48	General Case Activities
00:31:15	General Case Activities
01:03:43	Closing Statement	Shamp, Laura
02:22:14	Break
02:36:10	Closing Statement	Shamp, Laura
03:15:14	Closing Statement	Kelly, Frank
04:04:10	General Case Activities
04:05:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:12	Closing Statement	Kelly, Frank
01:18:47	Closing Statement	Keehfus, Jason
02:26:46	General Case Activities
02:27:42	Break
02:34:46	General Case Activities	Kelly, Frank
02:42:51	Closing Statement	Shamp, Laura
03:09:01	General Case Activities
03:24:55	General Case Activities
03:48:19	Break
04:39:04	General Case Activities
04:56:19	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:15	General Case Activities
		00:05:35	End of Session