Freeman v Philip Morris USA

Summary

In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendants caused nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease by hiding the dangers of cigarettes.

Outcome

PHASE 1 TOTAL: $4,000,000.00

FAULT:
Philip Morris - 60%
Freeman - 40%

PHASE 2: $0

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Freeman, Jo
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $4,000,000

Judge: Donna Keim
Jurisdiction: 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Alachua Family / Civil Justice Center

Case Number: 2015CA003930
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Freeman, Jo

Represented By:
Rosenblum, Randy (Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum, LLP)
Paige, Gary (Gordon & Doner PA)

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Fasi, Joseph (Gass Weber Mullins LLC)
Sastre, Hildy (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
00:40:00	Break
00:48:47	Opening Statement	Fasi, Joseph
01:11:54	Opening Statement	Sastre, Hildy
01:36:45	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:24:24	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:09	Witness Cross Examination	Sastre, Hildy	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:48:00	Break
02:04:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:34:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Sastre, Hildy	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:37:38	Witness Direct Examination		Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Video Recording
04:04:43	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:13:41	Break
01:32:42	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:15:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Closings

16 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Openings - Damages

18 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:44	Break
00:30:41	General Case Activities
00:50:03	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
01:19:06	Closing Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
01:31:11	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
02:19:19	Break
02:30:38	General Case Activities
02:39:27	Closing Statement	Fasi, Joseph
02:54:25	Closing Statement	Sastre, Hildy
03:34:47	Closing Statement	Fasi, Joseph
04:10:00	Break
04:15:19	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
04:24:51	Closing Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
04:30:55	General Case Activities
04:39:19	End of Session

Freeman v Philip Morris USA

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:23	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:24:03	Break
01:41:54	General Case Activities
01:46:04	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:31:08	Break
02:36:50	Witness Cross Examination	Sastre, Hildy	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:29:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:24	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:07:53	General Case Activities
02:10:08	Break
02:30:34	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:42:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:58	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:22:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:59:52	Break
02:12:08	Witness Direct Examination		Freeman, Scott	Transcript Reading
02:59:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:19	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Freeman, Jo	In Person
01:14:18	Break
01:27:50	Witness Cross Examination	Sastre, Hildy	Freeman, Jo	In Person
03:17:56	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:38	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:20	General Case Activities
		00:04:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:28:51	Break
00:32:16	General Case Activities
00:35:47	General Case Activities
00:38:56	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
00:48:54	Opening Statement	Fasi, Joseph
01:07:48	Witness Direct Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
02:13:20	Break
02:20:56	General Case Activities
02:32:33	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
03:03:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
03:06:59	General Case Activities		Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
03:10:07	General Case Activities
03:11:37	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
03:34:30	Closing Statement	Fasi, Joseph
04:16:09	Closing Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
04:29:29	General Case Activities
04:30:52	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:30	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:21	General Case Activities
		00:02:33	End of Session