Frailey v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff Ellen Frailey alleged R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of fraudulent concealment of dangers of smoking cigarettes manufactured by the company which led the plaintiff to get addicted to smoking and also alleged the company of being liable for manufacturing defective cigarettes which caused the plaintiff Stomach Cancer.

The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Norwood Wilner and Janna Blasingame Custer. The defendant in this case, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co was represented by attorneys John Walker, Frank Kelly, Timothy Fiorta and Jordon Patterson.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Frailey, Ellen
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Charles Arnold
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Duval County Courthouse

Case Number: 2008-CA-000398
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Frailey, Ellen

Represented By:
Wilner, Norwood (Wilner Hartley & Metcalf, P.A.)
Blasingame Custer, Janna (Wilner Hartley & Metcalf, P.A.)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:02	General Case Activities
00:05:07	General Case Activities
00:06:11	General Case Activities
00:39:54	Opening Statement	Wilner, Norwood
01:25:37	Break
01:48:40	Opening Statement	Wilner, Norwood
02:31:54	Opening Statement	Walker, John
03:27:31	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
00:20:51	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Frank	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:17:39	Break
01:38:40	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Frank	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:33:52	General Case Activities
02:34:18	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:12:27	Break
01:27:37	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:15:46	Break
02:29:04	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:35:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
03:28:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Walker, John	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
03:32:37	General Case Activities
03:32:47	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Gentry, Dr. Jeffery	Video Recording
00:39:57	General Case Activities
00:42:18	Witness Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:21:07	Break
01:37:19	Witness Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:01:37	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:15:21	Break
01:29:26	Witness Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:35:05	Break
02:50:45	Witness Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:45:58	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:24:14	Break
01:39:31	Witness Cross Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:07:00	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:46:48	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:09:39	Break
01:28:07	General Case Activities
01:28:24	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:26:00	Break
02:41:12	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:12:07	General Case Activities
03:12:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:31:08	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Walker, John	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:34:14	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:42	Break
01:43:37	Witness Cross Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
02:40:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Walker, John	Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
02:54:04	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
02:55:06	General Case Activities
02:55:37	General Case Activities		Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
02:57:10	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kelly, Frank	Washington, Dr. M. Kay M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:16:03	Break
01:33:06	Witness Direct Examination	Kelly, Frank	Washington, Dr. M. Kay M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
02:25:07	Break
02:31:54	Witness Cross Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Washington, Dr. M. Kay M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
03:27:04	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

6 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Frailey v. R.J. Reynolds

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:23	General Case Activities
00:05:06	Opening Statement	Kelly, Frank
01:00:29	Break
01:19:01	General Case Activities
01:21:07	Witness Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:20:37	General Case Activities	Kelly, Frank	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:43:05	General Case Activities
02:44:14	Witness Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:50:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:44	General Case Activities
00:04:46	Witness Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:19:37	Break
01:40:39	Witness Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:24:02	Break
02:31:18	General Case Activities
02:31:37	Witness Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
03:02:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:01	General Case Activities
00:02:56	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Frank	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:14:05	Break
01:31:06	Witness Cross Examination	Kelly, Frank	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:49:03	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:55:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:54	Witness Direct Examination	Blasingame Custer, Janna	Frailey, Ellen	In Person
01:06:12	Break
01:22:44	Witness Direct Examination	Blasingame Custer, Janna	Frailey, Ellen	In Person
02:10:14	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Frailey, Ellen	In Person
03:06:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:07	General Case Activities
00:07:51	General Case Activities
00:08:14	Break
00:09:09	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, John	Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
01:25:04	Break
01:39:51	General Case Activities
01:40:05	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, John	Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
02:41:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:10	General Case Activities
00:01:53	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, John	Hayes, Dr. Jill	In Person
01:08:18	Break
01:26:45	General Case Activities
01:27:11	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Hayes, Dr. Jill	In Person
01:36:02	Witness Cross Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Hayes, Dr. Jill	In Person
03:04:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:50	Break
00:02:57	General Case Activities
00:24:33	General Case Activities
00:25:07	General Case Activities
01:09:01	Break
01:24:47	Closing Statement	Wilner, Norwood
02:50:19	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:22	General Case Activities
		00:00:49	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:44	General Case Activities
		00:02:10	General Case Activities
		00:03:56	End of Session