Glassman v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff seeks to recover damages for disease allegedly caused by smoking.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Glassman, Daniel
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Judge: John Bowman
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: 2007-CV-036519
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability, Negligence

Plaintiff

Glassman, Daniel

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Vaughan, Robert (Kim Vaughan Lerner LLP)
Voss, Jennifer (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Live Sessions

Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)

Session links become active around 15 minutes before scheduled start time

			Description	Start Time
			Daniel Glassman, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rona Susan Glassman v. Philip Morris 06/04/2026 PM (Jury Question #2) Time TBD	05:00 PM EDT

JUN

On Demand

Sessions are uploaded each evening and are available on demand the next morning

	Description	Start Time
24m 51s	Daniel Glassman, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rona Susan Glassman v. Philip Morris 06/04/2026 PM (Verdict Phase 1) Time TBD	02:34 PM EDT
17m 43s	Daniel Glassman, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rona Susan Glassman v. Philip Morris 06/04/2026 PM (Jury Question #1) Time TBD	01:22 PM EDT
1h 14m 17s	Daniel Glassman, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rona Susan Glassman v. Philip Morris 06/04/2026 AM	09:46 AM EDT

JUN

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:50:06	Break
00:57:49	General Case Activities
01:19:18	Opening Statement	McPharlin, Todd
02:28:39	General Case Activities
02:46:38	Opening Statement	McPharlin, Todd
03:05:16	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Brady, Dr. Kathleen M.D., Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
		01:06:53	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Soshous, Debra	Video Conference
00:17:25	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Soshous, Debra	Video Conference
01:13:38	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:14:40	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:31:35	Break
01:50:16	General Case Activities
01:52:12	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:24:05	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
		01:41:14	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities		Zach, Robyn	In Person
00:30:18	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Zach, Robyn	In Person
01:20:33	Witness Cross Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Zach, Robyn	In Person
02:07:48	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Glassman, Daniel		In Person
00:26:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Glassman, Daniel		In Person
00:37:30	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Glassman, Steven		Transcript Reading
01:24:42	Break
01:43:00	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Public Health & Safety	Video Recording
02:24:13	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Glassman, Martin		Transcript Reading
03:55:25	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

JUN

Glassman v. Philip Morris

Summary

Live Sessions

Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)

On Demand

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:36	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Soshous, Debra		Video Conference
00:18:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Soshous, Debra		Video Conference
00:27:31	General Case Activities
00:35:13	Break
00:45:38	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:24:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:23	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:00:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:28	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:06:38	General Case Activities
01:13:28	Break
01:30:15	General Case Activities
01:46:08	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:32:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:06:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:03	General Case Activities
00:20:53	Break
00:43:51	General Case Activities
00:46:43	Witness Direct Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Vavreck, Lynn	Other	In Person
01:43:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:25	Witness Direct Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Vavreck, Lynn	Other	In Person
00:42:09	Witness Cross Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Vavreck, Lynn	Other	In Person
01:50:45	Break
02:24:38	Witness Cross Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Vavreck, Lynn	Other	In Person
02:30:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Vavreck, Lynn	Other	In Person
02:32:00	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:50:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:15	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:31:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:52:53	Break
01:28:08	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Brady, Dr. Kathleen M.D., Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:49:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Brady, Dr. Kathleen M.D., Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
03:11:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:53	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Glassman, Daniel	In Person
01:40:15	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:24	General Case Activities
00:16:04	Witness Direct Examination	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:23:45	General Case Activities
00:26:01	General Case Activities
00:28:30	General Case Activities
00:29:50	Break
01:01:55	General Case Activities
02:51:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:59	Closing Statement	Bigger, Brent
01:19:14	Break
01:34:09	Closing Statement	Vaughan, Robert
03:05:59	Closing Statement	Bigger, Brent
03:19:56	End of Session