Ferraiuolo v Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages for alleged smoking-related disease in this tobacco litigation.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $11,005,000.
Including $1,005,000 in compensatory damages with an additional $10 million from Philip Morris in punitive damages.

Apportionment of fault:
Olga Ferraiuolo: 55%
Philip Morris: 28%
R.J. Reynolds: 17%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Ferraiuolo , Olga
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $11,005,000

Judge: Michael Sharrit
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Duval County Courthouse

Case Number: 2008-CA-000399
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Ferraiuolo , Olga

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Cruz-Alvarez, Frank (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Jackson, Brian (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:41	Opening Statement	Smith, Rodney
01:41:55	Break
02:00:15	General Case Activities
02:07:31	Opening Statement	Jackson, Brian
03:21:54	Opening Statement	Williams, Jack
03:35:59	General Case Activities
03:43:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Closings

12 Chapters

NOV

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Openings - Damages

18 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:08	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:33:09	General Case Activities
00:53:40	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:36:03	Break
01:49:22	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:45:08	General Case Activities
03:03:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:38	Witness Cross Examination	Harrison, Bradley	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:04:09	Break
01:21:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:05:21	Break
02:19:37	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:31:39	General Case Activities
03:37:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:42	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:03:39	Break
01:09:35	General Case Activities		Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:10:58	Break
01:19:47	Witness Cross Examination	Cruz-Alvarez, Frank	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:30:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:38:01	Break
01:49:19	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:26:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:33	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
00:58:12	General Case Activities
01:07:07	Break
01:17:43	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:46:06	Witness Cross Examination	Jackson, Brian	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:23:24	Break
02:36:08	Witness Cross Examination	Jackson, Brian	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:14:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:26:30	Break
03:33:47	General Case Activities
03:36:03	Witness Direct Examination		Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:44:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:05	Witness Direct Examination		Spear, Mary	Video Recording
00:34:17	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Tyler, Deborah	In Person
01:31:57	Break
01:48:16	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Tyler, Deborah	In Person
02:19:31	Witness Cross Examination	Jackson, Brian	Tyler, Deborah	In Person
03:07:20	Witness Cross Examination	Harrison, Bradley	Tyler, Deborah	In Person
03:10:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Tyler, Deborah	In Person
03:16:09	End of Session

Ferraiuolo v Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:12	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:32:51	Break
01:52:53	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:03:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:30	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:45:36	Break
02:02:11	General Case Activities
02:18:39	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:38:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:20:34	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:47:05	Break
02:03:04	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:18:13	General Case Activities
03:21:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:34	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:59:24	Break
02:17:06	General Case Activities
02:23:51	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:47:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:53	Witness Cross Examination	Cruz-Alvarez, Frank	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:12:19	Break
01:27:38	Witness Cross Examination	Cruz-Alvarez, Frank	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:19:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:22	Witness Direct Examination	Vallejos-Nichols, Dawn	Ferraiuolo , Carol	In Person
00:58:32	General Case Activities
01:03:57	Break
01:09:27	Witness Cross Examination	Jackson, Brian	Ferraiuolo , Carol	In Person
01:42:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Vallejos-Nichols, Dawn	Ferraiuolo , Carol	In Person
01:52:09	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:22:06	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:43:58	Break
		01:25:24	General Case Activities
		01:27:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:49	Witness Direct Examination	Latinberg, Richard	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Video Conference
00:47:52	Break
01:42:13	Witness Direct Examination	Latinberg, Richard	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Video Conference
01:47:19	Break
02:01:14	Witness Cross Examination	Jackson, Brian	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Video Conference
02:20:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Latinberg, Richard	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Video Conference
02:27:17	Break
02:32:43	General Case Activities
03:59:40	Break
04:38:11	General Case Activities
04:41:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:25:27	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
01:22:41	Break
01:35:21	General Case Activities
01:36:52	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
01:52:54	Break
02:04:08	Closing Statement	Jackson, Brian
03:06:52	Break
03:16:46	Closing Statement	Williams, Jack
03:59:59	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
04:43:40	General Case Activities
05:00:43	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:05:00	Break
		00:10:04	General Case Activities
		00:21:39	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:14	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:49	General Case Activities
		00:06:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:58	Opening Statement	Smith, Rodney
00:05:58	Opening Statement	Jackson, Brian
00:13:56	Witness Direct Examination	Latinberg, Richard	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Video Conference
00:33:54	Witness Cross Examination	Cruz-Alvarez, Frank	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Video Conference
00:38:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Latinberg, Richard	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Video Conference
00:40:38	General Case Activities
00:41:22	Break
00:49:52	Witness Direct Examination	Jackson, Brian	Sherwood, Tim	In Person
02:08:43	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Rodney	Sherwood, Tim	In Person
02:13:26	General Case Activities
02:14:38	Break
02:25:18	General Case Activities
02:29:14	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
02:43:49	Closing Statement	Jackson, Brian
03:03:49	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
03:09:54	General Case Activities
03:11:43	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:58	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:40	General Case Activities
		00:05:02	End of Session