Hoffman v. Philip Morris

Summary

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

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $5 million

Apportionment of fault:
Philip Morris: 60%
Robert Hoffman: 40%

$5M Verdict in Tobacco Trial Over Death of Man Who Was Cigarette-Free for More Than a Decade
Jan 24, 2023

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff
Defense
Verdict: $5,000,000

Judge: Vivianne Del Rio
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2017CA-005939
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:45	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
00:55:05	Break
01:12:12	Witness Cross Examination	Lee, James	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
02:20:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
02:35:01	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Hoffman v. Philip Morris

Summary

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Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:26	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Davila , Dr. Enrique M.D	In Person
02:00:18	Break
02:13:09	General Case Activities
02:19:46	Witness Cross Examination	Lee, James	Davila , Dr. Enrique M.D	In Person
02:55:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Davila , Dr. Enrique M.D	In Person
03:00:06	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Getty, Bonnie	In Person
03:10:07	Witness Cross Examination	Lee, James	Getty, Bonnie	In Person
03:26:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:22	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Resner, Jack	In Person
00:19:28	Witness Cross Examination	Lee, James	Resner, Jack	In Person
00:29:47	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Hoffman, Amy	In Person
01:59:58	General Case Activities
02:14:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:02	Witness Cross Examination	Lee, James	Hoffman, Amy	In Person
00:13:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Hoffman, Amy	In Person
00:17:20	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Poppiti, Dr. Robert Jr.	In Person
01:52:08	Break
02:11:19	Witness Cross Examination	Lee, James	Poppiti, Dr. Robert Jr.	In Person
02:32:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Poppiti, Dr. Robert Jr.	In Person
02:35:44	Witness Direct Examination		Caplan, Clark	Transcript Reading
03:11:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:08	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Hoffman, Barbara	In Person
01:35:43	Break
01:57:09	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Hoffman, Barbara	In Person
02:34:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:23	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Hoffman, Barbara	In Person
00:43:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Hoffman, Barbara	In Person
00:50:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:05:58	Break
01:14:06	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:57:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:44	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:54:52	Break
02:18:17	General Case Activities
02:28:07	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:32:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:16	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:44:40	General Case Activities
01:53:26	Break
02:05:43	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:20:47	General Case Activities
02:23:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:40	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:51:05	Break
02:14:55	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:52:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:07	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:30:22	Break
01:51:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:36:49	General Case Activities
02:38:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:39:46	Witness Direct Examination		Hoffman, Sharon	Transcript Reading
00:45:04	Witness Direct Examination	Lee, James	De Filippo, Dr. Antonio M.D.	In Person
02:31:13	Break
02:45:29	Witness Cross Examination	Gerson, Philip	De Filippo, Dr. Antonio M.D.	In Person
03:47:12	General Case Activities
03:48:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:12	Witness Cross Examination	Gerson, Philip	De Filippo, Dr. Antonio M.D.	In Person
01:15:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lee, James	De Filippo, Dr. Antonio M.D.	In Person
01:42:01	Break
01:52:47	General Case Activities
02:20:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:50	Closing Statement	Gerson, Philip
00:50:50	Break
01:03:24	Closing Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
02:19:49	Break
02:27:30	General Case Activities
02:29:59	Closing Statement	Gerson, Philip
03:06:29	General Case Activities
03:20:09	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:51	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:04	General Case Activities
		00:05:48	End of Session