Karen Whitney, et al. v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.,

Summary

In this Engle Progeny Tobacco Litigation proceeding, plaintiff Karen Whitney alleged R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co and Philip Morris Tobacco Co of fraudulent concealment of dangers of smoking cigarettes manufactured by the companies, which led the plaintiff to get addicted to smoking and of being liable for manufacturing defective cigarettes, which caused the plaintiff Lung cancer.
The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Gregory Prysock, Todd McPharlin, Keith Mitnik, Robert Kelley and Katherine Massa. The defendants in this case were represented by attorneys Mark Heise, Deborah Kuchler, Stanley Davis, Ursula Henninger, Jennifer Kane and Geoffery Michael.

Outcome

Verdict for Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Whitney, Karen
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Judge: Toby Monaco
Jurisdiction: 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Alachua Family / Civil Justice Center

Case Number: 01 2011 CA 000286
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Expert Witnesses

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Sessions

Attorney

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Type

Description

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:41	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:06:48	Break
01:26:23	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:55:18	Break
02:10:42	General Case Activities
02:13:21	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:29	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:08:33	Break
01:26:37	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:50:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:01:18	General Case Activities
02:03:31	General Case Activities	Davis, Stanley	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:08:36	Break
02:18:12	General Case Activities
02:22:36	General Case Activities
02:24:25	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Mehta, Dr. Hiren M.D.	Transcript Reading
03:03:13	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Gopalan, Dr. Priya M.D.	Transcript Reading
04:00:01	General Case Activities
04:01:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:51	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Gopalan, Dr. Priya M.D.	Transcript Reading
00:05:57	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Williams, Sharron	In Person
00:37:38	Witness Cross Examination	Kuchler, Deborah	Williams, Sharron	In Person
01:05:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Williams, Sharron	In Person
01:11:01	Break
01:31:42	General Case Activities
01:32:57	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Russell, Belinda	Transcript Reading
01:54:56	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Camacho, Christinia	In Person
02:02:00	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Camacho, Christinia	In Person
02:11:47	Witness Direct Examination	Kelley, Robert	Whitney, Karen	In Person
02:44:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:31	Witness Cross Examination	Mitnik, Keith	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
01:19:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Davis, Stanley	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
01:39:02	Break
01:58:09	General Case Activities
02:04:58	General Case Activities
02:09:45	Witness Direct Examination	Kuchler, Deborah	Drummond Ryan, Myra	Transcript Reading
02:38:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:34	Break
00:28:10	General Case Activities
00:33:37	General Case Activities
00:51:52	Closing Statement	Kelley, Robert
01:47:14	Break
01:58:22	Closing Statement	Davis, Stanley
03:14:37	Closing Statement	Henninger, Ursula
03:28:31	Break
03:34:02	Closing Statement	Mitnik, Keith
04:07:17	End of Session

Karen Whitney, et al. v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.,

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:05	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:09:46	Break
01:20:31	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:12:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:43	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:12:41	Break
01:27:31	General Case Activities
01:29:52	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:56:11	Break
03:11:07	General Case Activities
03:12:17	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:33:08	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:51:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:57	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:29:06	Break
01:44:42	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:47:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:27	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:59	Break
01:42:59	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:22:04	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:22:22	Break
03:29:23	General Case Activities
03:31:14	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:25:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:15	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:24:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mitnik, Keith	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:20	Break
01:19:02	General Case Activities
01:31:06	Break
01:39:26	General Case Activities
01:53:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mitnik, Keith	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:13:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:47	Witness Direct Examination	McFarlane, John	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:45:08	Break
02:01:14	General Case Activities
02:04:25	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
04:19:02	General Case Activities
04:19:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:35	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:38:02	Break
01:39:06	General Case Activities	McPharlin, Todd	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:53:07	General Case Activities
01:55:33	Break
02:09:12	General Case Activities
02:11:18	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:55:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:46:04	Break
01:01:37	General Case Activities
01:27:18	General Case Activities
01:30:56	Break
01:49:25	General Case Activities
01:55:47	General Case Activities
01:56:59	General Case Activities
02:12:29	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
02:22:01	General Case Activities
02:22:20	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, Stanley	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
03:21:00	Break
03:32:59	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, Stanley	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
03:56:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:31:56	Witness Direct Examination	Kuchler, Deborah	Baldwin, Larry	Transcript Reading
01:32:36	Break
01:41:52	General Case Activities
01:43:24	Witness Direct Examination	Kuchler, Deborah	Gregory, Maurine	Video Recording
02:29:48	General Case Activities
02:50:01	Break
03:05:12	General Case Activities
04:23:31	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:01	General Case Activities
		00:15:44	Break
		00:33:46	General Case Activities
		01:19:29	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:24	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:30	General Case Activities
		00:06:23	End of Session