Linda Cumbess v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, Linda Cumbess (personal representative of the estate of Wayne Cumbess) alleged R.J. Reynolds tobacco co of fraudulent concealment of dangers of smoking cigarettes manufactured by the company, which led her husband Wayne Cumbess getting addicted to smoking at an early age and also alleged the company of being liable for manufacturing defective cigarettes which resulted in Mr. Cumbesss death due to lung cancer in June 1997.

The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Robert Loehr and David Frank. The defendant in this case, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco co was represented by attorneys Jeffrey Furr, Nathan Guest and W. Randall Bassett.

Outcome

Verdict for Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Cumbess, Linda
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: David Fina
Jurisdiction: 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Suwannee County Courthouse

Case Number: 07300CA
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Cumbess, Linda

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Furr, Jeffrey (King & Spalding, LLP)
Guest, Nathan (King & Spalding, LLP)
Bassett, W. Randall (King & Spalding, LLP)

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:44	General Case Activities
00:13:47	Opening Statement	Loehr, Robert
01:39:11	General Case Activities
01:39:25	Break
01:55:12	Opening Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
02:37:49	General Case Activities
02:38:39	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

20 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:53:50	Break
01:10:14	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:10:02	Break
02:24:40	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:12:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:25:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:26:15	General Case Activities
03:27:28	General Case Activities
03:31:24	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cumbess, Nancy	In Person
00:12:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Frank, David	Cumbess, Nancy	In Person
00:17:01	General Case Activities
00:18:05	Witness Direct Examination	Frank, David	Sandow, Robert	In Person
00:23:40	Witness Cross Examination	Guest, Nathan	Sandow, Robert	In Person
00:31:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Frank, David	Sandow, Robert	In Person
00:32:51	General Case Activities
00:33:06	Witness Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Sirmans, Abner	Transcript Reading
00:52:06	Break
01:06:39	Witness Direct Examination	Frank, David	Hyde, Nancy	In Person
01:40:00	Witness Cross Examination	Guest, Nathan	Hyde, Nancy	In Person
01:49:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Frank, David	Hyde, Nancy	Audio Recording
01:56:20	Break
02:13:13	Witness Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Cumbess, Bobby	Transcript Reading
02:29:23	General Case Activities
02:30:30	General Case Activities
02:36:01	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

19 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Loehr, Robert	Stueck, Dr. William	In Person
00:49:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Stueck, Dr. William	In Person
00:58:49	Break
01:21:24	General Case Activities
01:22:04	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Genovese, Joseph	In Person
01:31:03	Witness Cross Examination	Loehr, Robert	Genovese, Joseph	In Person
01:38:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Genovese, Joseph	In Person
01:39:49	General Case Activities
01:40:32	Witness Direct Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Henkins, Latane	In Person
01:51:54	Witness Cross Examination	Loehr, Robert	Henkins, Latane	In Person
01:56:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Henkins, Latane	In Person
01:57:04	General Case Activities
01:57:50	Witness Direct Examination	Guest, Nathan	Henkins, Reba	In Person
02:05:15	Witness Cross Examination	Frank, David	Henkins, Reba	In Person
02:10:32	General Case Activities
02:11:24	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Cumbess, Bobby	Transcript Reading
02:21:02	General Case Activities
02:22:58	General Case Activities
02:24:49	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

18 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Closings

12 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

DEC

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Linda Cumbess v. R.J. Reynolds

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:15	Witness Direct Examination	Frank, David	Mendheim, Roy	In Person
00:25:33	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Mendheim, Roy	In Person
00:54:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Frank, David	Mendheim, Roy	In Person
01:02:16	General Case Activities
01:02:33	Break
01:22:25	General Case Activities
01:23:24	Witness Cross Examination	Frank, David	Dodd, Nina	In Person
01:30:06	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Dodd, Nina	In Person
01:32:20	General Case Activities
01:32:51	Witness Direct Examination	Frank, David	Cumbess, Jerry	Transcript Reading
02:09:18	General Case Activities
02:09:43	Break
02:25:10	General Case Activities
02:26:10	Witness Direct Examination	Frank, David	Miller, Billy	In Person
02:40:17	Witness Cross Examination	Guest, Nathan	Miller, Billy	In Person
02:59:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Frank, David	Miller, Billy	In Person
03:04:06	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Guest, Nathan	Miller, Billy	In Person
03:11:52	General Case Activities
03:13:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:08	Witness Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:55:25	General Case Activities
01:55:40	Break
02:13:12	Witness Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:38:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:41	Witness Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:56:24	Break
01:07:45	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:54:34	Break
02:07:58	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:01:46	Break
03:11:10	General Case Activities
03:13:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:50	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:59:18	Break
01:13:25	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:31:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:07:09	General Case Activities
02:08:55	Break
02:20:44	General Case Activities
02:21:16	Witness Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:57:24	General Case Activities
02:58:40	General Case Activities
03:02:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:48:18	General Case Activities
00:49:03	Witness Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:55:07	General Case Activities
01:55:20	Break
02:13:19	General Case Activities
02:16:54	General Case Activities
02:17:27	Witness Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:00:17	Break
03:17:40	General Case Activities
03:18:12	Witness Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:48:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:19	Witness Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:46:18	Break
01:05:42	Witness Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:50:23	Break
02:04:15	General Case Activities
02:05:35	Witness Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:46:57	General Case Activities
02:47:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:45	General Case Activities
00:02:19	Witness Direct Examination	Frank, David	Cumbess, Joseph	In Person
00:55:53	Break
01:12:00	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Cumbess, Joseph	In Person
01:23:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Frank, David	Cumbess, Joseph	In Person
01:29:24	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Cumbess, Joseph	In Person
01:29:55	General Case Activities
01:30:47	Witness Direct Examination	Frank, David	Cumbess, Nancy	In Person
02:05:48	Break
02:20:12	Witness Direct Examination	Frank, David	Cumbess, Nancy	In Person
02:42:20	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cumbess, Nancy	In Person
03:03:20	General Case Activities
03:04:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:35	Witness Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Cumbess, Linda	In Person
00:47:01	Break
01:01:38	Witness Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Cumbess, Linda	In Person
01:16:07	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cumbess, Linda	In Person
01:56:39	Break
02:08:48	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cumbess, Linda	In Person
02:29:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Loehr, Robert	Cumbess, Linda	In Person
02:33:49	General Case Activities
02:37:27	Break
02:47:12	General Case Activities
02:48:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:21	Break
00:32:31	General Case Activities
00:33:44	General Case Activities
00:34:24	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Stueck, Dr. William	In Person
01:24:17	Break
01:41:51	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Stueck, Dr. William	In Person
02:41:23	Break
02:59:49	General Case Activities
03:00:35	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Stueck, Dr. William	In Person
03:50:53	General Case Activities
03:52:02	General Case Activities
03:53:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:54	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Stueck, Dr. William	In Person
01:01:29	Break
01:13:59	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Stueck, Dr. William	In Person
01:59:21	Break
02:16:32	Witness Cross Examination	Loehr, Robert	Stueck, Dr. William	In Person
02:55:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:12	General Case Activities
00:03:12	General Case Activities
00:40:01	General Case Activities
00:40:50	General Case Activities
00:43:33	Break
01:03:59	General Case Activities
01:08:13	Break
01:15:53	General Case Activities
01:18:55	Closing Statement	Loehr, Robert
02:00:45	General Case Activities
02:01:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:37	Closing Statement	Loehr, Robert
00:59:14	Break
01:13:00	Closing Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
02:09:09	Break
02:24:34	Closing Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
03:16:20	Break
03:27:23	Closing Statement	Loehr, Robert
03:46:13	General Case Activities
03:47:30	General Case Activities
03:48:44	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:06:26	General Case Activities
		00:06:49	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:14	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:27	General Case Activities
		00:04:38	General Case Activities
		00:05:10	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:05:18	General Case Activities
		00:05:54	General Case Activities
		00:11:44	End of Session