Ford v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker hid the dangers of its products, leading to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Phase 1 - Verdict for Plaintiff
RJR - 15%
$560,000.00
$462,840.00

No Punitive Damages

Phase 2 -

$1M Verdict for Smoker with Late-Stage Emphysema in Trial Against RJR
Nov 18, 2016

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Ford, Minnie
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $1,042,840

Judge: Meenu Sasser
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 2016-CA-002230
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability, Negligence

Plaintiff

Ford, Minnie

Represented By:
Rainer, Andrew (Brody Hardoon Perkins & Kesten LLP )

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:40	Break
00:54:01	Opening Statement	Rainer, Andrew
01:37:05	Break
01:53:34	Opening Statement	Belasic, Mark
02:56:29	General Case Activities
03:09:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
		00:58:08	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:41:23	Break
01:59:19	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
03:00:10	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
00:36:45	General Case Activities
00:37:23	Break
00:44:34	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:57:09	Break
02:26:19	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:28:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:35:10	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Ford, Minnie	In Person
00:51:34	Break
01:06:57	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Ford, Minnie	In Person
01:33:39	Break
01:52:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Ford, Minnie	In Person
02:00:47	Break
02:14:25	Witness Direct Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Brooks, Dr. Lawrence M.D.	In Person
03:48:05	Break
04:31:22	General Case Activities
04:32:26	Witness Cross Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Brooks, Dr. Lawrence M.D.	In Person
05:44:01	Break
05:52:14	Witness Cross Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Brooks, Dr. Lawrence M.D.	In Person
05:53:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Brooks, Dr. Lawrence M.D.	In Person
06:02:33	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cook, Dr. Christopher	Video Recording
00:23:59	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:53:19	Break
01:04:02	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:06:04	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Sanchez, Dr. Nolberto M.D.	Transcript Reading
02:38:53	General Case Activities
02:41:09	Break
02:53:52	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Chintanadilok, Dr. Jirayos M.D.	Transcript Reading
03:14:19	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Chintanadilok, Dr. Jirayos M.D.	Transcript Reading
03:35:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Chintanadilok, Dr. Jirayos M.D.	Transcript Reading
03:39:29	Break
04:05:17	General Case Activities
05:33:42	End of Session

NOV

PM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

NOV

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Ford v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:57	Break
00:04:21	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Sharma, Dr. Shekhar M.D.	Video Recording
00:28:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:20	Break
00:32:06	General Case Activities
00:34:17	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Adkins, Doris	Video Recording
01:26:26	General Case Activities
01:27:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:04	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:43:11	Break
01:56:39	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:51:50	Break
02:59:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:35:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:37	Break
00:05:15	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:43:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:22	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Ford, Minnie	In Person
01:21:29	Break
01:40:19	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Ford, Minnie	In Person
02:09:39	Break
02:25:59	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Ford, Minnie	In Person
02:33:25	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Sims, Holly	Transcript Reading
02:50:46	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Sims, Holly	Transcript Reading
03:05:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Sims, Holly	Transcript Reading
03:07:16	Break
03:29:17	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Frain, Dr. Julieanne Ph.D.	In Person
03:55:21	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:16	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:36	General Case Activities
		00:07:07	End of Session