Junious v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff Toni Junious (personal representative of the estate of Annie Ingraham) alleged R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Philip Morris Tobacco Co of fraudulent concealment of dangers of smoking cigarettes manufactured by the companies due to which Annie Ingraham got addicted to smoking at an early age and also alleged the companies of being liable of manufacturing defective cigarettes, which caused Mrs. Ingraham Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and resulted in her death in the year, 2008.

The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Alex Alvarez and Tony Paige. The defense in this case comprised of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co and Philip Morris Tobacco Co. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co was represented by attorney Robert Faxon. Philip Morris Tobacco Co was represented by attorneys William Geraghty and Lori Schultz.

Outcome

Jury found for the Defense.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Junious, Toni
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Amy Donner
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2007-023586-CA-01
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Junious, Toni

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Geraghty, William "Bill" (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Schultz, Lori (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Faxon, Robert (Jones Day)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:26	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
00:42:03	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Glover, Dr. Robert Ph.D.	In Person
01:20:08	Break
01:32:10	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Glover, Dr. Robert Ph.D.	In Person
01:56:36	Witness Cross Examination	Faxon, Robert	Glover, Dr. Robert Ph.D.	In Person
02:03:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Glover, Dr. Robert Ph.D.	In Person
02:23:39	General Case Activities
02:25:31	General Case Activities
02:26:05	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 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)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Junious, Tony	In Person
00:30:09	Witness Cross Examination	Schultz, Lori	Junious, Tony	In Person
01:03:29	Witness Cross Examination	Faxon, Robert	Junious, Tony	In Person
01:04:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Junious, Tony	In Person
01:08:44	General Case Activities
01:09:48	General Case Activities
01:10:36	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
01:32:38	Break
01:59:54	Witness Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
02:17:39	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
02:57:37	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
01:49:13	Break
02:00:07	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
02:16:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
02:47:52	General Case Activities
02:48:38	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Junious v. R.J. Reynolds

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:42	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:31:08	General Case Activities
01:31:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:19	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:46:58	Break
00:57:17	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:05:39	Break
01:27:42	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:42:52	Break
03:07:07	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:29:28	General Case Activities
03:30:02	General Case Activities
03:30:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:31	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:55:05	General Case Activities
01:56:50	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:57:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:43	General Case Activities
00:07:32	General Case Activities
00:08:45	General Case Activities
00:10:05	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Glover, Dr. Robert Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:01	General Case Activities
01:35:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:06	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:36:57	Break
02:06:14	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:34:12	General Case Activities
02:36:51	Witness Cross Examination	Faxon, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:20:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:40	General Case Activities
00:01:21	Witness Direct Examination	Schultz, Lori	Riddel, Dr. Mary	In Person
01:32:51	Break
01:41:49	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Riddel, Dr. Mary	In Person
02:31:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:20	General Case Activities
00:05:46	General Case Activities
00:06:21	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
00:06:54	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
01:29:56	Break
01:44:04	Closing Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
02:58:51	Closing Statement	Faxon, Robert
03:20:40	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
03:38:15	General Case Activities
03:39:41	General Case Activities
03:58:45	General Case Activities
04:00:09	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:19	General Case Activities
		00:09:29	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:14	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:09	General Case Activities
		00:02:06	End of Session