Elba Blasco v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al.

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco proceeding, Plaintiff Elba Blasco alleged R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and other defendants of fraudulent concealment of dangers of smoking cigarettes, manufactured by the company, which led her husband Eduardo Brasco to get addicted to smoking and resulted in his death from lung cancer.
The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Alex Alvarez, Philip Holden, Randy Rosenblum and Todd McPharlin. The defendant, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and other defendants were represented by attorneys Hassia Diolombi and Kenneth Reilly.

Outcome

Verdict for the Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Blasco, Elba
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Judge: Stanford Blake
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2007-46473-CA-01
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Blasco, Elba

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Diolombi, Hassia (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Reilly, Kenneth (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:05	Closing Statement	McPharlin, Todd
01:31:46	Closing Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
01:51:01	Break
02:14:40	General Case Activities
02:16:55	Closing Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
03:28:57	General Case Activities
03:32:58	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Closings

14 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

DEC

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:42	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:35:17	General Case Activities
00:52:51	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:22:33	General Case Activities
01:23:53	Break
01:41:20	General Case Activities
01:46:28	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:04:01	General Case Activities
03:08:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:50	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:21:59	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:50:04	Break
02:14:36	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:30:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:46	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:30:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:08:28	General Case Activities
01:13:24	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:22:47	General Case Activities
01:24:54	Break
01:41:15	General Case Activities
01:42:54	General Case Activities
01:43:30	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Abel, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
02:24:43	Witness Cross Examination	Diolombi, Hassia	Abel, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
02:57:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Abel, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
03:10:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Diolombi, Hassia	Abel, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
03:13:12	General Case Activities
03:20:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:48	Break
00:18:32	General Case Activities
00:21:53	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:56:43	General Case Activities
00:57:34	Break
01:13:17	General Case Activities
01:19:17	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Reyez, Electo	Transcript Reading
02:00:32	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Gonzalez, Luisa	Transcript Reading
02:16:52	General Case Activities
02:46:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:34	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Blasco, Elba	In Person
01:17:38	Break
01:27:55	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Blasco, Elba	In Person
01:33:54	General Case Activities
01:37:05	Break
01:51:04	General Case Activities
02:07:44	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Blasco, Elba	In Person
03:17:38	General Case Activities
03:19:01	End of Session

Elba Blasco v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:02	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:00	General Case Activities
01:19:04	Break
01:42:44	General Case Activities
01:53:48	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:27:51	General Case Activities
03:37:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:00	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:29:37	General Case Activities
01:31:45	Break
01:51:20	General Case Activities
01:52:35	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:51:28	General Case Activities
02:53:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:57:08	Break
02:08:16	General Case Activities
02:09:19	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Campbell, William	Transcript Reading
02:16:19	General Case Activities
02:23:13	Break
02:33:57	General Case Activities
03:17:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:15	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Blasco, Elba	In Person
01:16:46	General Case Activities
01:19:18	Break
01:33:19	General Case Activities
01:38:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Blasco, Elba	In Person
01:56:11	General Case Activities
02:11:35	General Case Activities		Blasco, Elba	In Person
02:18:28	General Case Activities
03:14:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Holden, Phillip	Dosovitz, Dr. Ira M.D.	In Person
01:00:29	General Case Activities
01:07:36	Break
01:39:40	General Case Activities
01:40:59	Witness Cross Examination	Holden, Phillip	Dosovitz, Dr. Ira M.D.	In Person
02:42:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Dosovitz, Dr. Ira M.D.	In Person
03:01:53	General Case Activities
03:04:25	General Case Activities		Dosovitz, Dr. Ira M.D.	In Person
03:07:02	General Case Activities
03:59:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:59	Break
00:28:14	General Case Activities
00:54:23	Closing Statement	Holden, Phillip
01:25:18	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
02:13:04	Break
02:16:48	Break
02:37:11	General Case Activities
02:39:20	Break
02:45:11	Closing Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
04:04:58	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
04:17:43	General Case Activities
04:34:20	General Case Activities
04:36:41	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:30	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:51	General Case Activities
		00:05:20	End of Session