Heather Irimi , et al v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al

Summary

In this Engle progeny lawsuit, the family of Dale Moyer alleges that defendant tobacco companies are responsible for illnesses he suffered after decades of smoking. The tobacco companies contend Moyer chose to continue smoking, despite being aware of the dangers.

Outcome

Fault: RJ Reynolds-14.5% Lorillard-14.5% Liggett-1.0% Dale Moyer-70%
Non-economic: 2,750,000.00
Economic: 373,436.55

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Irimi, Heather
Defense: Lorillard Tobacco Co
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Liggett Group Inc.
Verdict: $3,123,437

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

Case Number: CACE08026337
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Tort Law, Toxic Torts

Plaintiff

Irimi, Heather

Defense

Lorillard Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Woods, David (Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP)
Batista, David (Greenberg Traurig, LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Defense

Liggett Group Inc.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:05	Opening Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
01:21:35	Break
01:30:40	General Case Activities
01:32:37	Opening Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
02:23:00	General Case Activities
02:24:36	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Other

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:09	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:08	General Case Activities
01:44:57	Break
01:54:43	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:27:45	General Case Activities
03:29:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:23	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:17:42	Break
01:24:52	General Case Activities
01:26:11	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:06:19	General Case Activities
02:07:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:51	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:11:13	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:33:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:31	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:10:06	General Case Activities
01:11:20	Break
01:20:10	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:12:37	Witness Cross Examination	Woods, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:05:24	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Maria	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:19:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:30:37	General Case Activities
03:35:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:22	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Seidman, Dr. Daniel	In Person
01:32:31	General Case Activities
01:33:22	Break
01:39:53	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Seidman, Dr. Daniel	In Person
02:12:09	General Case Activities
02:13:57	End of Session

Heather Irimi , et al v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:37	Opening Statement	Boyce, Kevin
01:17:03	Break
01:36:59	Opening Statement	Woods, David
02:11:52	Opening Statement	Ruiz, Maria
02:20:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:25:04	General Case Activities
03:30:59	Break
03:39:20	General Case Activities
03:50:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:18	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Seidman, Dr. Daniel	In Person
01:18:04	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Seidman, Dr. Daniel	In Person
02:06:28	Break
02:20:41	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Seidman, Dr. Daniel	In Person
03:20:19	Witness Cross Examination	Batista, David	Seidman, Dr. Daniel	In Person
03:48:33	General Case Activities
03:51:10	Break
04:20:37	General Case Activities
05:02:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:13	Witness Cross Examination	Ruiz, Maria	Seidman, Dr. Daniel	In Person
00:15:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Seidman, Dr. Daniel	In Person
01:03:35	General Case Activities		Seidman, Dr. Daniel	In Person
01:06:53	General Case Activities
01:13:01	Break
01:21:38	General Case Activities
01:23:56	Witness Direct Examination		Mascarenhas, Dr. Eugene MD	Transcript Reading
02:13:01	General Case Activities
02:31:34	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:25	Witness Direct Examination	Rozynes, Dr. Paul	Video Recording
00:21:31	Break
00:43:10	Witness Direct Examination	Moyer, Dale	Video Recording
01:31:31	Break
01:42:46	Witness Direct Examination	Moyer, Dale	Video Recording
02:11:10	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:16	Witness Direct Examination	Moyer, Dale	Video Recording
01:39:32	General Case Activities
01:45:43	Witness Direct Examination	Moyer, Dale	Video Recording
03:14:52	General Case Activities
03:16:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:18	Witness Direct Examination		Moyer, Dale	Video Recording
00:41:46	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Mumtaz, Dawn	In Person
01:32:09	Break
01:42:35	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Mumtaz, Dawn	In Person
02:11:07	General Case Activities
02:14:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:35	Break
00:15:35	General Case Activities
00:18:15	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
01:56:47	General Case Activities
01:57:58	Break
02:03:10	General Case Activities
02:04:48	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
02:44:11	Witness Cross Examination	Harrison, Bradley	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
03:31:39	Break
03:36:44	Witness Cross Examination	Woods, David	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
04:07:39	General Case Activities		Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
04:29:42	General Case Activities
04:32:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:08	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Mumtaz, Dawn	In Person
00:27:11	Witness Cross Examination	Batista, David	Mumtaz, Dawn	In Person
00:31:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Mumtaz, Dawn	In Person
00:41:24	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Rodd, Lisa	In Person
01:36:37	Break
01:47:45	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Rodd, Lisa	In Person
01:55:48	General Case Activities
02:03:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:04	Witness Cross Examination	Batista, David	Rodd, Lisa	In Person
00:45:21	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Rodd, Lisa	In Person
00:52:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Rodd, Lisa	In Person
00:59:39	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Policzer, Dr. Joel	In Person
01:43:27	Break
01:50:03	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Policzer, Dr. Joel	In Person
02:38:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:01	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Irimi, Heather	In Person
01:12:30	Break
01:22:33	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Irimi, Heather	In Person
01:40:29	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Irimi, Heather	In Person
02:02:32	Witness Cross Examination	Batista, David	Irimi, Heather	In Person
02:05:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Irimi, Heather	In Person
02:12:29	General Case Activities
02:14:32	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:09:01	Break
		00:18:29	General Case Activities
		00:22:14	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:28:37	Break
01:31:31	General Case Activities
01:53:43	Witness Direct Examination	Moyer, Larry	Transcript Reading
02:55:10	Break
03:06:44	Witness Direct Examination	Hedberg, Loreta	Transcript Reading
03:44:49	General Case Activities
03:46:45	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:37	Witness Direct Examination	Petronic-Rosic, Dr. Vesna	Video Recording
01:06:29	Break
01:28:19	Break
01:51:13	General Case Activities
03:10:26	Break
04:13:40	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:12:44	Break
		00:19:34	General Case Activities
		00:45:07	Break
		02:17:34	General Case Activities
		02:25:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:48:17	Closing Statement	Hammer, Steven
01:33:00	Break
01:39:41	General Case Activities
01:40:50	Closing Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
02:59:57	General Case Activities
03:11:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:03:14	Closing Statement	Boyce, Kevin
02:42:35	Break
02:49:05	General Case Activities
02:53:51	Closing Statement	Ruiz, Maria
03:11:15	Closing Statement	Woods, David
03:41:03	Break
03:50:56	Closing Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
04:27:35	General Case Activities
04:43:40	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:43:26	Break
		01:01:17	General Case Activities
		01:21:28	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:21	Reading of the Verdict
		00:07:31	General Case Activities
		00:15:55	End of Session