Durrance v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

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

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Durrance, Angela
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: John Marshall Kest
Jurisdiction: 10th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Highlands County Courthouse

Case Number: 11-26-GCS
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Negligence, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Durrance, Angela

Represented By:
Paige, Gary (Gordon & Doner PA)
Denney, Brian (Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Boyce, Kevin (Jones Day)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:07	Break
00:13:10	General Case Activities
00:51:55	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
01:57:02	Break
02:14:56	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
03:01:04	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

JAN

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Haywood-Jackson, Alice	Transcript Reading
00:13:09	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Haywood, Barbara	In Person
00:36:09	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Haywood, Barbara	In Person
00:44:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Haywood, Barbara	In Person
00:53:29	Break
01:11:13	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Haywood, Eugene	In Person
01:17:39	Break
01:23:32	General Case Activities
01:25:42	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Durrance, Angela	In Person
02:34:59	Break
02:45:30	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Durrance, Angela	In Person
02:50:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Durrance, Angela	In Person
02:51:51	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Barbra	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
03:14:42	Break
03:14:59	General Case Activities
03:17:38	End of Session

PM Session

Other

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Durrance v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:30	Opening Statement	Boyce, Kevin
01:02:06	Break
01:12:36	General Case Activities
01:22:41	Opening Statement	Boyce, Kevin
01:41:48	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:20:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:56	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:13:37	Break
01:31:17	General Case Activities
01:32:44	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:35:20	General Case Activities
02:37:08	Break
02:45:09	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:39:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:48	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:15:02	Break
01:32:34	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:41:40	Break
02:50:53	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:39:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:57	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:59:25	Break
01:18:15	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:54:16	General Case Activities		Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:07:35	Break
02:13:01	General Case Activities	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:15:01	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:51:00	Break
02:57:48	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:28:13	General Case Activities
03:30:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:44	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:09:03	Break
01:27:49	General Case Activities
01:29:44	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:05:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:36:34	General Case Activities
02:40:09	Break
02:46:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:12:11	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:16:12	General Case Activities		Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:22:22	General Case Activities
03:23:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:16	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:31:41	General Case Activities		Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:33:59	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:11:27	Break
01:27:16	General Case Activities
01:30:29	Break
01:39:01	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:34:52	Break
02:43:34	General Case Activities
02:44:39	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:30:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:25	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:10:04	Break
01:26:25	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:41:12	Break
02:50:00	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:30:25	General Case Activities
03:31:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:11	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:27:59	Break
01:46:40	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:10:56	Break
02:18:52	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:49:49	General Case Activities
02:56:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:58	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:40:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:13:30	General Case Activities		Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:17:14	Break
01:34:08	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Bennett, Virginia	Video Recording
02:20:41	Break
02:30:44	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Bennett, Virginia	Video Recording
03:14:48	General Case Activities
03:16:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:37	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Bennett, Virginia	In Person
00:29:09	Break
00:42:24	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Haywood, Howard	Transcript Reading
01:42:02	Break
01:50:02	General Case Activities
02:16:28	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Haywood, Howard	Transcript Reading
02:37:07	Witness Direct Examination	Denney, Brian	Haywood-Jackson, Alice	Transcript Reading
03:28:59	General Case Activities
03:31:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:06	General Case Activities	Boyce, Kevin
00:25:33	General Case Activities
00:29:16	General Case Activities
00:54:37	Break
01:13:26	General Case Activities
02:40:26	Break
02:49:24	General Case Activities
04:02:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:15	Break
00:24:37	General Case Activities
00:27:07	Break
00:28:18	General Case Activities
01:04:03	Closing Statement	Denney, Brian
01:41:15	Break
01:59:39	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
03:12:19	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:15	Reading of the Verdict
		00:05:11	General Case Activities
		00:08:06	End of Session