Gay v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker caused nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease by hiding the dangers of their product.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Gay, Alvin
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Martha Cook
Jurisdiction: 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Edgecomb Courthouse

Case Number: 07-CA-014649
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Gay, Alvin

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
-1:27:42	General Case Activities
00:20:31	Opening Statement	Bigger, Brent
01:49:05	Break
02:20:44	Closing Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
03:14:01	Closing Statement	Lehman, Kathryn
03:53:01	General Case Activities
04:07:32	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:31	Break
01:52:44	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:05:35	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:00:43	Break
01:19:14	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:48:29	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:59	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:23	Break
01:54:48	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:57:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:27:47	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:59:43	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
00:27:11	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:23:16	Break
01:53:48	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:41:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:58:26	General Case Activities		Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:03:41	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:34	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Giraldo, Dr. Hernan M.D.	In Person
00:45:07	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Giraldo, Dr. Hernan M.D.	In Person
01:16:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Giraldo, Dr. Hernan M.D.	In Person
01:19:27	Break
01:42:58	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Kaszuba, Frank	In Person
02:24:51	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Kaszuba, Frank	In Person
02:49:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Kaszuba, Frank	In Person
02:57:45	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:10	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Gay, Alvin	In Person
00:53:43	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Gay, Alvin	In Person
01:23:38	Break
01:47:50	General Case Activities
02:04:27	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Gay, Alvin	In Person
02:42:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Gay, Alvin	In Person
02:51:57	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:21	Witness Direct Examination	Vallejos-Nichols, Dawn	Gay, Alvin Jr.	In Person
00:31:55	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Gay, Alvin Jr.	In Person
00:46:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Vallejos-Nichols, Dawn	Gay, Alvin Jr.	In Person
00:48:50	General Case Activities		Gay, Alvin Jr.	In Person
00:50:50	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Gay v. R.J. Reynolds

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
01:19:40	Break
01:46:00	General Case Activities
01:48:06	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:50:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:01:49	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:29:09	Break
02:00:05	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:24:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:24	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:37:02	General Case Activities
01:40:14	Break
02:05:26	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:32:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:11:47	Break
01:34:55	General Case Activities
01:38:22	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Snyder, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:33:52	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Rodney	Snyder, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:44:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Snyder, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:45:31	General Case Activities
02:53:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Snyder, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:08:52	General Case Activities
03:22:45	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:41:23	Break
		02:04:55	General Case Activities
		02:54:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:34:23	Closing Statement	Bigger, Brent
01:34:55	Break
01:58:51	Closing Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
02:58:02	Closing Statement	Lehman, Kathryn
03:27:44	Break
03:44:30	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
04:17:16	General Case Activities
04:31:28	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:01	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:57	General Case Activities
		00:04:30	End of Session