Ewing v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation proceeding, Doris Ewing claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to the smoking-related illness of James Ewing.

Outcome

Verdict Reached For Plaintiff:

Comparative Fault -

James R Ewing - 98%
RJ Reynolds - 2%
Philip Morris USA - 0%

Damages - $240,000.00

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Ewing, Doris
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $240,000

Judge: W. Joel Boles
Jurisdiction: 1st Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building

Case Number: 2009-CA-002791
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Negligence, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Ewing, Doris

Represented By:
Diaz, Richard (Diaz, Richard J, Law Offices of)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Belasic, Mark (Jones Day)
Murphy, Dennis (Jones Day)
Hill, Larry (Moore, Hill & Westmoreland, P.A. )

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Gallagher, Kathleen (Beck Redden LLP )

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:45:20	General Case Activities
01:01:23	Opening Statement	Diaz, Richard
02:12:55	Break
02:22:59	Opening Statement	Diaz, Richard
03:03:20	Opening Statement	Belasic, Mark
04:05:42	Opening Statement	Murphy, Dennis
04:21:38	Opening Statement	Gallagher, Kathleen
04:28:24	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:41	Break
01:40:14	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:47:38	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:05:32	Break
03:10:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:37:52	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

JAN

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Ewing v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:18	General Case Activities	Diaz, Richard
00:03:26	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Masterson, Lisa	In Person
01:30:28	Break
01:43:31	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Masterson, Lisa	In Person
02:35:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Masterson, Lisa	In Person
02:48:51	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Masterson, Lisa	In Person
02:52:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:40	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:27:45	Break
01:42:57	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:48:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:58	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:07:40	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:39:59	Break
01:54:46	General Case Activities
02:03:57	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:34:08	Break
02:48:33	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:56:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:21:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:34:02	Witness Direct Examination	Harris, JB	Flurry, Dr. Robert	In Person
01:48:43	Break
02:03:11	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Flurry, Dr. Robert	In Person
03:19:24	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Flurry, Dr. Robert	In Person
03:26:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harris, JB	Flurry, Dr. Robert	In Person
00:18:46	Witness Direct Examination	Harris, JB	Messina, Dr. Frank M.D.	In Person
01:19:13	Break
01:36:22	Witness Direct Examination	Harris, JB	Messina, Dr. Frank M.D.	In Person
02:07:23	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Messina, Dr. Frank M.D.	In Person
02:39:41	Break
02:45:10	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Messina, Dr. Frank M.D.	In Person
03:18:49	Break
03:25:05	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Messina, Dr. Frank M.D.	In Person
03:42:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:13	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:49:09	Break
00:55:20	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Messina, Dr. Frank M.D.	In Person
01:28:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Harris, JB	Messina, Dr. Frank M.D.	In Person
02:04:13	General Case Activities
02:07:13	Break
02:21:18	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:30:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:58	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:16	Break
01:42:36	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:00:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:42	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:20:16	Break
01:32:26	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:30:28	Break
02:45:08	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:02:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:05	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Mannino, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:19:23	Break
01:25:15	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Mannino, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:08:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Mannino, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:22:46	Break
02:32:35	General Case Activities
02:34:56	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Ewing, Raymond	In Person
02:58:21	Witness Cross Examination	Hill, Larry	Ewing, Raymond	In Person
03:12:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Ewing, Raymond	In Person
03:13:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:38	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Ewing, James	In Person
00:33:47	Witness Cross Examination	Hill, Larry	Ewing, James	In Person
00:54:54	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Ewing, Doris	In Person
01:21:37	Break
01:37:16	General Case Activities
01:39:52	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Ewing, Doris	In Person
01:49:11	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Ewing, Doris	In Person
02:35:58	General Case Activities
02:50:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Ewing, Doris	In Person
02:52:46	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kircher, Sheila	In Person
03:16:03	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Kircher, Sheila	In Person
03:30:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kircher, Sheila	In Person
03:53:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:38:51	General Case Activities
00:41:05	Witness Direct Examination	Belasic, Mark	Johnston, James "Jim"	Video Recording
00:44:21	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Yount, Dr. Royce M.D.	In Person
01:28:06	General Case Activities
01:40:11	Break
01:51:38	General Case Activities
01:59:58	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Yount, Dr. Royce M.D.	In Person
02:38:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:27	Witness Cross Examination	Diaz, Richard	Yount, Dr. Royce M.D.	In Person
00:38:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Yount, Dr. Royce M.D.	In Person
00:54:46	Break
01:00:27	General Case Activities
01:02:37	General Case Activities
01:03:43	Break
01:14:52	General Case Activities
02:13:43	Break
02:26:54	General Case Activities
03:59:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:23:12	Break
01:36:20	General Case Activities
01:44:00	Break
01:51:10	General Case Activities
01:52:56	General Case Activities
01:55:14	Closing Statement	Diaz, Richard
03:31:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:22	Closing Statement	Belasic, Mark
01:13:52	Break
01:19:03	Closing Statement	Murphy, Dennis
01:38:25	Closing Statement	Gallagher, Kathleen
02:01:56	Break
02:17:10	General Case Activities
02:19:38	Closing Statement	Diaz, Richard
02:42:28	General Case Activities
03:41:00	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:51	General Case Activities
		00:01:26	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:46	General Case Activities
		00:02:35	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:34	General Case Activities
		00:03:45	Reading of the Verdict
		00:08:19	General Case Activities
		00:10:03	End of Session