Howles v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco companies caused nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease through their concealment of smoking's dangers.

Outcome

Phase 1 - for plaintiff
$4,000,000.00

Phase 2 - $6,000,000.00

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Howles, Mary
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $10,000,000

Judge: Mily Powell
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: 2007-CV-034919
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability, Negligence

Plaintiff

Howles, Mary

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Cofer, Walter (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Walden, Michael (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Hohnbaum, Cory (King & Spalding, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
00:52:09	Opening Statement	Holden, Phillip
01:34:08	Break
01:48:32	Opening Statement	Cofer, Walter
02:43:30	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:53:20	Break
01:12:16	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:51:27	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:10:53	Break
01:31:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:59:08	Break
03:09:52	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:22:30	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:59:05	Break
01:21:04	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:50:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:48:24	Break
01:02:25	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:16:10	Break
02:33:49	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:49:52	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:21:24	General Case Activities
03:22:30	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:33	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:54:03	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:36:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:48:03	General Case Activities
01:49:41	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	In Person
00:22:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holden, Phillip	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	In Person
00:45:42	Witness Direct Examination	Holden, Phillip	Howles, Mary	In Person
01:33:00	Break
01:44:48	Witness Direct Examination	Holden, Phillip	Howles, Mary	In Person
02:22:53	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Howles, Mary	In Person
01:00:53	Break
01:20:33	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Howles, Mary	In Person
01:41:01	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Howles, Mary	In Person
02:10:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holden, Phillip	Howles, Mary	In Person
02:23:10	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Morgan, James	Transcript Reading
02:43:55	Break
02:54:49	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Campbell, William	Transcript Reading
03:05:10	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Bible, Geoffrey	Transcript Reading
03:11:26	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Johnston, Donald	Transcript Reading
03:24:17	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Johnston, James "Jim"	Transcript Reading
03:38:26	General Case Activities
03:40:59	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Video Recording
00:35:24	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:51:10	General Case Activities
01:51:49	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Holden, Phillip	Frazier, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
00:56:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cofer, Walter	Frazier, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
01:04:59	General Case Activities
01:05:40	Break
01:11:39	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:28:43	Witness Direct Examination	Walden, Michael	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	In Person
03:11:44	General Case Activities
03:14:05	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es) - Damages

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:12	Witness Direct Examination	Cofer, Walter	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
00:54:26	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
01:19:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cofer, Walter	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
01:28:14	Break
01:56:51	Witness Direct Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Alderman, Steven	In Person
03:02:14	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Alderman, Steven	In Person
03:04:17	General Case Activities
03:11:45	Break
03:16:17	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Alderman, Steven	In Person
03:39:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Alderman, Steven	In Person
03:41:35	General Case Activities
03:47:47	End of Session

AM Session

Openings - Damages

8 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Closings - Damages

8 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

3 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Howles v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:58	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:58:55	Break
01:20:38	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:24:07	Break
02:34:44	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:28:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:05	Break
00:12:10	General Case Activities
00:14:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:44:25	Break
00:49:52	Witness Direct Examination	Holden, Phillip	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:18:54	Break
02:38:56	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:26:30	General Case Activities
03:28:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:09	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	In Person
00:58:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Walden, Michael	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	In Person
01:21:49	General Case Activities
01:22:12	Break
01:36:42	General Case Activities
01:38:23	Witness Direct Examination	Cofer, Walter	Hawkins, Larry	Video Recording
02:32:31	General Case Activities
03:05:23	General Case Activities
03:07:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:48	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:34:47	General Case Activities
01:35:45	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:05:36	Break
		00:54:20	Reading of the Verdict
		01:02:42	General Case Activities
		01:16:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:53	General Case Activities
00:08:04	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
00:17:26	Opening Statement	Cofer, Walter
00:22:53	Opening Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
00:31:52	General Case Activities	Alvarez, Alex
00:34:13	General Case Activities
00:34:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:38	General Case Activities
00:04:35	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
00:22:08	Closing Statement	Cofer, Walter
00:53:15	Closing Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
01:15:57	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:24:20	General Case Activities
01:26:37	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:06	General Case Activities
		00:05:03	End of Session