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

Mistrial

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Freeman, Jo
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Judge: Toby Monaco
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:
Paige, Gary (Gordon & Doner PA)
Rosenblum, Randy (Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum, LLP)

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

AM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:33	General Case Activities
00:16:24	Opening Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
00:56:31	Break
01:05:51	Opening Statement	Fasi, Joseph
01:31:24	Opening Statement	Sastre, Hildy
01:49:08	Break
01:57:13	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:07:26	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:11:45	Break
01:30:34	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:17:16	General Case Activities
02:23:09	Witness Cross Examination	Sastre, Hildy	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:39:13	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Sastre, Hildy	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:28:57	Break
01:43:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:19:33	General Case Activities			In Person
02:24:47	Break
02:36:55	General Case Activities		Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:38:42	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:36:24	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:25:01	Break
01:47:57	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:05:08	Break
03:18:30	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:14:11	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:21:35	Break
01:37:08	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:49:02	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:06:31	Break
03:16:07	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:43:44	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Freeman, Scott	Transcript Reading
		00:55:06	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

JUN

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

10 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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
00:15:14	Break
00:37:04	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:51:44	Break
02:07:47	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:40:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:43	Witness Cross Examination	Sastre, Hildy	Freeman, Jo	In Person
01:23:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Freeman, Jo	In Person
01:39:25	Break
01:52:23	General Case Activities
02:03:08	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:10:14	General Case Activities	Rosenblum, Randy
02:10:41	Witness Direct Examination	Sastre, Hildy	Tucker, David	In Person
02:44:22	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Tucker, David	In Person
03:10:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sastre, Hildy	Tucker, David	In Person
03:14:54	General Case Activities
03:31:42	Break
04:51:27	General Case Activities
04:53:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:53	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
01:47:45	Break
02:09:06	Closing Statement	Fasi, Joseph
02:21:18	Closing Statement	Sastre, Hildy
02:52:10	Closing Statement	Fasi, Joseph
03:55:45	Break
04:00:57	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
04:10:15	Closing Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
04:16:50	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:47	General Case Activities
		00:05:40	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:24	Break
		00:07:34	Reading of the Verdict
		00:23:58	General Case Activities
		00:35:24	General Case Activities
		00:37:13	Break
		02:05:32	General Case Activities
		02:11:29	General Case Activities
		02:15:06	General Case Activities
		02:18:09	End of Session