Johnston v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturer concealed the hazards of smoking, causing the decedent's nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Phase 1 - Verdict for plaintiff
RJR 90% responsible
$7,500,000.00

Phase 2 - $14,000,000.00

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Johnston, Barbara
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $21,500,000

Judge: Diana Moreland
Jurisdiction: 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Lynn N. Silvertooth Judicial Center

Case Number: 2014-CA-004023
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability, Negligence

Plaintiff

Johnston, Barbara

Represented By:
Paige, Gary (Gordon & Doner PA)
Sales, David (Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley PA)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:37:44	General Case Activities
01:02:09	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
02:13:47	Break
02:33:49	Opening Statement	Kaczynski, Stephen
02:54:57	Opening Statement	Carter, Edward
03:51:13	General Case Activities
04:29:28	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:30:45	Witness Cross Examination	Pasek, Jacqueline "Jackie"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:34:34	General Case Activities
01:35:15	Break
01:53:15	Witness Cross Examination	Pasek, Jacqueline "Jackie"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:28:25	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
00:07:59	Witness Cross Examination	French, Jesika	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
00:21:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
00:36:10	Witness Direct Examination	Sales, David	Johnston, Kevin	In Person
00:58:21	Witness Cross Examination	Carter, Edward	Johnston, Kevin	In Person
01:15:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sales, David	Johnston, Kevin	In Person
01:18:35	Break
01:34:04	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:27:55	Break
02:36:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:26:42	General Case Activities
03:30:38	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

NOV

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Openings - Damages

9 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Closings - Damages

13 Chapters

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Johnston v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:56	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:53:15	Break
02:08:36	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:55:36	General Case Activities
02:56:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:45:12	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:56:38	Break
02:19:22	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:18:50	General Case Activities
03:19:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:06	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:39:28	Witness Cross Examination	Carter, David	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:45:24	Break
02:02:10	Witness Cross Examination	Carter, David	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:14:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:44:44	Witness Cross Examination	Carter, Edward	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:02:17	General Case Activities
02:10:25	Break
02:22:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:06:48	General Case Activities		Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:09:13	General Case Activities
03:20:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sales, David	Johnston, William	In Person
00:39:40	General Case Activities
00:55:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sales, David	Johnston, William	In Person
01:02:44	Witness Cross Examination	Pasek, Jacqueline "Jackie"	Johnston, William	In Person
01:17:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sales, David	Johnston, William	In Person
01:25:20	General Case Activities		Johnston, William	In Person
01:27:30	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:03:26	Break
02:22:30	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:31:05	General Case Activities
03:33:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:32:50	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:40:33	Break
02:08:14	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:20:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:43	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:09:58	General Case Activities
01:24:41	Break
01:42:42	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:31:32	General Case Activities
03:32:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:01:42	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:51:22	General Case Activities
02:52:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:11	Break
01:12:42	Witness Cross Examination	Pasek, Jacqueline "Jackie"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:32:53	Break
01:44:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:36:58	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:39:36	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
03:33:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:46	Break
00:44:41	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:11:44	Witness Direct Examination	Sales, David	Johnston, Barbara	In Person
01:58:53	Witness Cross Examination	Carter, Edward	Johnston, Barbara	In Person
02:24:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sales, David	Johnston, Barbara	In Person
02:32:41	Break
02:52:23	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:31:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:06	Break
00:42:23	General Case Activities
00:55:44	General Case Activities
01:19:13	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
03:03:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:49	Closing Statement	Pasek, Jacqueline "Jackie"
01:13:23	Closing Statement	Kaczynski, Stephen
02:01:59	Break
02:18:39	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
02:44:06	General Case Activities
02:54:10	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:14	Reading of the Verdict
		00:05:37	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:23	Break
		00:28:32	General Case Activities
		00:29:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:18	General Case Activities
00:05:48	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
00:12:40	Opening Statement	Kaczynski, Stephen
00:16:32	Witness Direct Examination	Kaczynski, Stephen	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:39:14	Break
01:53:18	Witness Direct Examination	Kaczynski, Stephen	Garner, Charles	In Person
02:01:24	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Garner, Charles	In Person
02:15:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:23	Break
00:39:09	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:22:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kaczynski, Stephen	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:29:25	General Case Activities		Garner, Charles	In Person
01:31:15	Break
01:51:04	General Case Activities
02:12:59	General Case Activities
02:16:25	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
02:28:49	Closing Statement	Kaczynski, Stephen
02:45:33	Closing Statement	Sales, David
03:02:33	General Case Activities
03:04:08	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:09:55	General Case Activities
		00:10:41	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:04:20	General Case Activities
		00:05:04	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:59	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:03	General Case Activities
		00:04:28	End of Session