Jones v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.

Summary

In this tobacco case, plaintiff seeks to recover damages for smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $200 million
Including $50 million in compensatory damages and $150 million in punitive damages.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Jones, Treniece
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $200,000,000

Judge: Anthony Campo
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk County
Court: Suffolk County Courthouse

Case Number: 1684CV03277
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Jones, Treniece

Represented By:
Kelley, Walter (Bernheim Dolinsky Kelley, LLC)
Rosenblum, Randy (Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum, LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:39	Opening Statement	Kelley, Walter
01:37:46	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

21 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

SEP

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:59	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:02:38	Break
02:25:09	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:22:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:04	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:49:57	Break
02:07:42	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:36:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:12	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:02:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:12:01	General Case Activities
01:14:23	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:46	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Rita	Video Recording
01:58:49	Break
02:21:21	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, Rita	Video Recording
03:29:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:22	Witness Direct Examination		Jones, Rita	Video Recording
00:55:39	Break
01:15:24	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:00:22	End of Session

Jones v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:42	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:24:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:10	Witness Cross Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:52:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:36	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:03:51	Break
02:22:05	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Jack	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:51:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:19	Witness Cross Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:25:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:50:17	Break
00:57:57	Witness Direct Examination		Leung, Kristy	Video Recording
01:58:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:08	Witness Direct Examination		Leung, Kristy	Video Recording
00:06:27	Break
00:52:20	Witness Direct Examination		Leung, Kristy	Video Recording
01:25:39	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Christiani , Dr. David	In Person
02:10:40	Witness Cross Examination	Wallace, Kate	Christiani , Dr. David	In Person
02:32:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Christiani , Dr. David	In Person
02:42:07	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wallace, Kate	Christiani , Dr. David	In Person
02:43:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Christiani , Dr. David	In Person
03:35:42	General Case Activities	Kelley, Walter	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:47:33	General Case Activities	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:24:54	General Case Activities	Kelley, Walter	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:32:07	General Case Activities
04:43:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:13	Witness Direct Examination	Kelley, Walter	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:37:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:37:13	Witness Direct Examination	Kelley, Walter	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:32:08	Break
02:57:35	Witness Direct Examination	Kelley, Walter	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:41:54	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:54:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:24	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:01:01	General Case Activities
02:05:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:35:36	Break
00:44:31	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:19:39	Break
02:42:52	General Case Activities
02:51:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kelley, Walter	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:56:02	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:02:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kelley, Walter	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:04:08	General Case Activities
04:05:47	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:05	Witness Direct Examination	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:46:35	General Case Activities
02:00:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:34	Break
00:20:39	General Case Activities
00:24:10	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:56:03	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Axen, Anita	In Person
01:21:19	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Jack	Axen, Anita	In Person
01:37:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Axen, Anita	In Person
01:54:08	Break
02:01:14	General Case Activities
02:10:39	General Case Activities	Kelley, Walter	Jones, Treniece	In Person
02:13:29	General Case Activities	Wallace, Kate	Jones, Treniece	In Person
02:20:02	Break
02:34:49	Witness Direct Examination	Kelley, Walter	Jones, Treniece	In Person
03:19:32	Break
03:25:54	Witness Direct Examination	Kelley, Walter	Jones, Treniece	In Person
03:31:04	Witness Cross Examination	Wallace, Kate	Jones, Treniece	In Person
03:39:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kelley, Walter	Jones, Treniece	In Person
03:39:37	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wallace, Kate	Jones, Treniece	In Person
03:40:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kelley, Walter	Jones, Treniece	In Person
03:42:27	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Jones, Melvin	In Person
03:57:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:20	Break
00:21:30	General Case Activities
00:22:16	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Jack	Jones, Duane	In Person
00:28:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Jones, Duane	In Person
00:30:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Williams, Jack	Jones, Duane	In Person
00:32:49	Witness Direct Examination		Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
01:16:45	Witness Direct Examination		Johnson, Elizabeth	Video Recording
01:52:06	Witness Direct Examination		Zelanak, Michael	Video Recording
02:02:07	Break
02:22:05	Witness Direct Examination		Spears, Dr. Alexander III	Video Recording
02:49:50	Witness Direct Examination		Brightman, Cheryl	Video Recording
03:01:10	Break
03:10:19	Witness Direct Examination		Brightman, Cheryl	Video Recording
03:11:38	Witness Direct Examination		Evans, Marie	Video Recording
03:17:19	General Case Activities
03:21:35	Witness Direct Examination		Lopes, Shirley	Video Recording
04:11:13	General Case Activities
04:12:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:17	Witness Direct Examination	Baker, Emily	Garner, Charles	In Person
00:46:27	Break
00:49:38	Witness Direct Examination	Baker, Emily	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:23:50	Witness Cross Examination	Kelley, Walter	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:48:57	Break
02:22:47	Witness Cross Examination	Kelley, Walter	Garner, Charles	In Person
03:48:06	Break
03:59:53	General Case Activities
04:08:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:29:40	Break
00:34:48	Witness Cross Examination	Kelley, Walter	Garner, Charles	In Person
00:41:25	Break
00:49:48	Witness Cross Examination	Kelley, Walter	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:09:12	Break
01:15:52	Witness Cross Examination	Kelley, Walter	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:18:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Baker, Emily	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:32:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kelley, Walter	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:36:04	General Case Activities
01:46:05	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:33:51	Break
		01:40:09	General Case Activities
		02:28:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:22:23	Break
01:32:07	Closing Statement	Baker, Emily
02:39:25	Closing Statement	Williams, Jack
02:59:22	Break
03:27:49	Closing Statement	Kelley, Walter
04:57:29	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:06	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:55	General Case Activities
		00:05:54	End of Session