Duignan v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Martha Duignan claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes, while fueling the nicotine addiction of Douglas Duignan, ultimately leading to Douglas Duignan's smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $26,750,000.
Including $2.75 million in compensatory damages and $12 million each from Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds in punitive damages.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Duignan, Martha
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $26,750,000

Judge: Thomas Ramsberger
Jurisdiction: 6th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: St. Petersburg Judicial Building

Case Number: 13-010978-CI
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Negligence, Tobacco, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Duignan, Martha

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Reilly, Kenneth (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Michael, Jeffrey ( Barnes & Thornburg LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:31:30	Opening Statement	Gustafson, James
00:36:20	Break
00:46:21	Opening Statement	Gustafson, James
02:05:22	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

2 Chapters

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:39	Break
01:45:30	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:58:09	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:50:35	Break
01:35:55	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:58:50	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:39:11	Break
00:52:06	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:58:08	Break
02:13:11	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:42:45	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Simon	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:10:38	Break
01:38:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:02:25	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Duignan, Christina	In Person
00:38:59	Witness Cross Examination	Michael, Jeffrey	Duignan, Christina	In Person
00:56:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Duignan, Christina	In Person
01:07:11	Break
01:23:01	Witness Direct Examination		Duignan, Martha	Transcript Reading
02:45:13	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:15:57	Break
00:46:52	Witness Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:23:15	Break
01:45:23	Witness Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:50:09	Break
03:06:01	Witness Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:11:00	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:23:22	Break
01:35:06	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Jack	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:51:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:51:13	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Duignan, Dennis	Transcript Reading
01:03:40	Break
01:16:54	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Duignan, Kevin	In Person
01:46:43	Witness Cross Examination	Michael, Jeffrey	Duignan, Kevin	In Person
02:10:32	Break
02:58:56	Witness Cross Examination	Michael, Jeffrey	Duignan, Kevin	In Person
03:10:39	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

FEB

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Openings - Damages

12 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es) - Damages

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
00:28:51	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
01:00:33	Break
01:15:04	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
01:45:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
01:51:20	Witness Direct Examination	Williams, Jack	Garner, Charles	In Person
02:38:54	Break
03:00:02	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Garner, Charles	In Person
03:26:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Williams, Jack	Garner, Charles	In Person
03:37:00	End of Session

FEB

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

2 Chapters

AM Session

Closings - Damages

9 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Duignan v. R.J. Reynolds

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Sessions

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:44	Break
00:34:49	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:49:34	Break
02:04:03	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:14:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:56	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:38:34	Break
02:00:09	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:18:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:53	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:41:38	Break
00:54:24	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:55:21	Break
02:11:17	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:31:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:07	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:41	Break
01:45:05	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:49:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:06:58	Break
01:14:14	Witness Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:25:41	Break
02:42:47	Witness Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:31:47	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:24	Witness Cross Examination	Michael, Jeffrey	Duignan, Kevin	In Person
00:23:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Duignan, Kevin	In Person
00:51:09	General Case Activities
00:58:41	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:00:54	Break
01:27:07	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:32:38	General Case Activities
04:09:42	Break
04:15:54	General Case Activities
04:36:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:31:18	Break
00:42:59	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
02:29:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:53	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
00:35:48	Break
00:53:17	General Case Activities
00:58:20	Break
01:10:38	Opening Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
01:30:43	Opening Statement	Williams, Jack
01:37:45	Break
01:53:37	Opening Statement	Williams, Jack
01:59:23	General Case Activities	Paige, Gary
02:04:37	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
03:01:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:03:14	Break
01:19:42	Closing Statement	Gustafson, James
01:51:20	Closing Statement
02:21:45	Break
02:36:39	Closing Statement	Williams, Jack
02:49:37	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
03:01:09	General Case Activities
03:09:05	End of Session