Hiott v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this Engle Progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff Carolyn Hiott (personal representative of the estate of Kenneth Hiott) alleged R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of fraudulent concealment of dangers of smoking cigarettes manufactured by the company, which led her husband Kenneth Hiott to get addicted to smoking and also alleged the company of being liable of manufacturing defective cigarettes which caused Mr. Hiott lung cancer and resulted in his death in 1996.

The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Janine Pollack, Peggy Wedgworth, Melissa Nafash, John McFarlane and Joshua Vinik. The defendant in this case, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co was represented by attorneys Kevin Boyce, Katrina Kaseldine, Edward Carter and David Reeves.

Outcome

Compensatory Damages Of 1,825,000 awarded during phase 1. No punitive damages awarded.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Hiott, Catherine
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $1,825,000

Judge: Charles Mitchell
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Duval County Courthouse (Seagate Mall Annex)

Case Number: 16-2008-CA-000391
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

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Plaintiff Witness(es)

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Plaintiff Witness(es)

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Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

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Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

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Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

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7 Chapters

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Plaintiff Witness(es)

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Plaintiff Witness(es)

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Defense Witness(es)

18 Chapters

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Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

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Closings

15 Chapters

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Closings

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Other

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Verdict

5 Chapters

JUL

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Openings - Damages

18 Chapters

AUG

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Plaintiff Witness(es) - Damages

18 Chapters

PM Session

Closings - Damages

8 Chapters

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Verdict - Damages

5 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:43	Witness Direct Examination	Pollack, Janine	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:56:21	Break
02:19:44	Witness Direct Examination	Pollack, Janine	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:54:28	General Case Activities
03:55:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:04	Witness Direct Examination	Pollack, Janine	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:20:55	Break
01:43:03	Witness Direct Examination	Pollack, Janine	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:57:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Pollack, Janine	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
00:48:23	General Case Activities
00:48:56	Break
01:05:53	General Case Activities
01:06:27	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:23:03	Break
01:36:30	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:11:04	Break
02:32:43	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:29:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:30:36	Break
00:33:27	General Case Activities
00:38:03	Break
00:57:16	General Case Activities
00:57:32	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:14:47	Break
02:36:45	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:19:05	Break
03:24:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pollack, Janine	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
04:34:07	General Case Activities
04:34:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:29	Witness Direct Examination	Vinik, Joshua	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:36:39	Break
01:59:13	Witness Direct Examination	Vinik, Joshua	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:53:35	General Case Activities
02:54:04	End of Session

Hiott v. R.J. Reynolds

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:55:40	Break
01:12:14	Witness Direct Examination	Vinik, Joshua	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:18:24	Break
02:41:01	Witness Direct Examination	Vinik, Joshua	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
03:51:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:28	Witness Direct Examination	Wedgworth, Peggy	Hiott, Terrence	In Person
00:43:34	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Hiott, Terrence	In Person
01:06:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wedgworth, Peggy	Hiott, Terrence	In Person
01:11:39	Break
01:29:49	General Case Activities
01:30:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:39	Witness Direct Examination	Vinik, Joshua	Ricks,	Video Recording
00:46:36	General Case Activities
00:47:33	Witness Direct Examination	Vinik, Joshua	Gentry, Dr. Jeffery	Video Recording
01:21:30	Break
01:47:55	Witness Direct Examination	Vinik, Joshua	Gentry, Dr. Jeffery	Video Recording
02:58:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:23	Witness Direct Examination	Vinik, Joshua	Gentry, Dr. Jeffery	Video Recording
00:13:05	Break
00:19:55	Witness Direct Examination	Vinik, Joshua	Cook, Dr. Christopher	Video Recording
01:36:12	Break
01:59:23	Witness Direct Examination	Vinik, Joshua	Cook, Dr. Christopher	Video Recording
03:26:09	General Case Activities
03:26:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:02	Break
00:10:51	General Case Activities
00:16:48	General Case Activities
00:16:54	General Case Activities
00:18:26	General Case Activities
00:20:22	Break
00:28:18	General Case Activities
00:29:20	Witness Direct Examination	Caseldine, Katrina	Hiott, James	Transcript Reading
00:50:36	Break
01:05:52	General Case Activities
01:06:26	Witness Direct Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
01:53:08	Break
02:02:21	Witness Direct Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
02:38:12	General Case Activities
02:38:41	Break
02:45:47	Witness Cross Examination	Vinik, Joshua	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
03:04:31	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:55:21	Break
		01:17:21	General Case Activities
		02:28:14	Break
		02:35:08	General Case Activities
		03:45:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:56	Closing Statement	Vinik, Joshua
00:39:41	General Case Activities
00:40:23	Break
00:49:46	Closing Statement	Pollack, Janine
01:53:23	General Case Activities
01:56:07	General Case Activities
01:56:40	Break
02:20:04	Closing Statement	Boyce, Kevin
03:24:57	Break
03:28:57	Closing Statement	Boyce, Kevin
03:55:29	Closing Statement	Vinik, Joshua
04:15:59	General Case Activities
04:16:32	General Case Activities
04:17:41	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:31	General Case Activities
		00:45:21	General Case Activities
		00:47:10	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:11	Reading of the Verdict
		00:06:26	General Case Activities
		00:06:57	General Case Activities
		00:07:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:20	General Case Activities
00:01:49	General Case Activities
00:06:24	Opening Statement	Pollack, Janine
00:18:49	General Case Activities
00:19:23	General Case Activities
00:20:43	General Case Activities
00:21:38	Opening Statement	Pollack, Janine
00:22:46	Opening Statement	Boyce, Kevin
00:32:58	General Case Activities
00:33:49	Witness Direct Examination	McFarlane, John	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	In Person
00:57:26	Witness Cross Examination	Caseldine, Katrina	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	In Person
01:11:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McFarlane, John	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	In Person
01:13:25	General Case Activities
01:15:45	General Case Activities
01:16:30	Break
01:17:50	General Case Activities
01:18:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:07	Witness Direct Examination	Vinik, Joshua	Adams, Thomas	Video Recording
00:31:32	General Case Activities
00:31:37	General Case Activities
00:32:16	Witness Direct Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	In Person
01:17:44	Break
01:39:47	Witness Direct Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	In Person
02:05:04	Break
02:11:28	Witness Cross Examination	Vinik, Joshua	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	In Person
03:09:19	General Case Activities
03:09:59	General Case Activities
03:14:21	General Case Activities
03:17:47	Witness Cross Examination	Vinik, Joshua	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	In Person
03:43:59	General Case Activities
03:46:00	General Case Activities		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	In Person
03:47:26	General Case Activities
03:48:04	General Case Activities
03:48:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:35	General Case Activities
00:02:30	General Case Activities
00:03:12	Closing Statement	Vinik, Joshua
00:15:31	Closing Statement	Boyce, Kevin
00:28:35	Closing Statement	Vinik, Joshua
00:31:31	General Case Activities
00:35:57	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:22	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:20	General Case Activities
		00:01:45	General Case Activities
		00:03:40	End of Session