Hamilton v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to addiction and smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Verdict For Plaintiff : Damages Total $6,000,000.00
Punitive Damages : $4,600,000.00

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Hamilton, Robert
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $10,600,000

Judge: Michael Robinson
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: 2008CV019632(13)
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Hamilton, Robert

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Hohnbaum, Cory (King & Spalding, LLC (Charlotte))
Diamond, Spencer (King & Spalding, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:18:21	Break
		00:28:26	General Case Activities
		00:40:32	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

JUN

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

PM Session

Openings - Damages

14 Chapters

JUL

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

JUL

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:26	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:41:17	Break
02:03:32	General Case Activities
02:07:16	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:22:14	General Case Activities
03:30:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:09	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:09:37	General Case Activities
01:11:17	Break
01:25:25	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:28:39	General Case Activities
02:30:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:06:41	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:55:03	Break
02:10:32	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:15:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:37:43	General Case Activities
03:42:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:10	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Lessen, Dr. David	In Person
00:05:04	Witness Cross Examination	Diamond, Spencer	Lessen, Dr. David	In Person
00:26:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Lessen, Dr. David	In Person
00:36:50	Witness Direct Examination	Wald, Kimberly	Hamilton, Betty	In Person
01:19:01	Break
01:40:06	General Case Activities
01:47:26	Witness Direct Examination	Wald, Kimberly	Hamilton, Betty	In Person
02:06:48	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Hamilton, Betty	In Person
03:30:56	Break
03:47:17	General Case Activities
03:52:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wald, Kimberly	Hamilton, Betty	In Person
04:04:12	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Hamilton, Betty	In Person
04:08:10	Witness Direct Examination	Wald, Kimberly	Hamilton, John	In Person
05:05:41	Witness Cross Examination	Diamond, Spencer	Hamilton, John	In Person
05:11:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:28:06	Witness Direct Examination	Wald, Kimberly	Hamilton, John	In Person
00:36:57	Witness Cross Examination	Diamond, Spencer	Hamilton, John	In Person
01:09:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wald, Kimberly	Hamilton, John	In Person
01:12:51	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
01:52:01	End of Session

Hamilton v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:15	Opening Statement	Rosen, Eric
01:01:09	Break
01:30:53	Opening Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
02:13:18	Break
02:22:42	Opening Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
02:41:15	General Case Activities
02:42:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:03	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Lessen, Dr. David	In Person
01:36:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:48	Break
00:10:45	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
00:50:00	General Case Activities
00:55:36	Break
01:14:00	General Case Activities
01:16:49	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
03:17:34	Break
03:28:42	General Case Activities
03:31:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
03:44:11	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
03:51:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:10	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Hamilton, Robert	In Person
00:54:41	Break
01:13:03	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Hamilton, Robert	In Person
01:13:49	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Hamilton, Robert	In Person
02:53:42	General Case Activities
02:54:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Hamilton, Robert	In Person
00:14:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Hamilton, Robert	In Person
00:19:08	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:41:16	General Case Activities	Wald, Kimberly
01:48:20	Witness Direct Examination		Johnson, Andrew	Transcript Reading
02:00:30	Witness Direct Examination		Tisch, Andrew	Transcript Reading
02:08:12	Witness Direct Examination		Horton, Edward	Transcript Reading
02:12:48	Break
02:41:54	General Case Activities
03:31:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:55:45	Closing Statement	Rosen, Eric
01:56:52	Break
02:15:40	General Case Activities
02:24:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:21	Closing Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
01:35:42	Closing Statement	Rosen, Eric
02:01:39	Break
02:15:00	General Case Activities
02:37:56	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:48	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:31	General Case Activities
		00:39:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:28	Opening Statement	Rosen, Eric
00:18:13	Opening Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
00:28:50	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:14:24	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:17:06	General Case Activities
01:18:06	Break
01:36:50	Witness Direct Examination	Wald, Kimberly	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Transcript Reading
02:06:16	Witness Direct Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Potts, Dr. Ryan Ph.D.	In Person
02:52:08	Witness Cross Examination	Rosen, Eric	Potts, Dr. Ryan Ph.D.	In Person
03:18:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Potts, Dr. Ryan Ph.D.	In Person
03:20:35	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rosen, Eric	Potts, Dr. Ryan Ph.D.	In Person
03:20:49	General Case Activities
03:23:41	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:14	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:17	General Case Activities
		00:07:51	End of Session