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

Summary

In this tobacco proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco companies hid the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Damages: $43 million.
Including $15 million in compensatory damages and $28 million in punitive damages.

Apportionment of fault:
Philip Morris: 85%
Michael Lipp: 15%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Lipp, Michael
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
Verdict: $43,000,000

Judge: Peter Lopez
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Miami-Dade Children's Courthouse

Case Number: 2017-CA-018509
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Lipp, Michael

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Gallagher, Kathleen (Beck Redden LLP )
Louis, Marshall Dore (Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP (Miami))

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:47	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Michael
01:34:11	Break
02:30:50	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:02:00	Break
01:14:21	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:13:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:18:14	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

15 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

14 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

SEP

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:31:56	Witness Cross Examination	Louis, Marshall Dore	Lipp, Jewel	In Person
00:35:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Lipp, Jewel	In Person
00:46:59	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Lipp, AJ	In Person
01:56:10	Witness Cross Examination	Louis, Marshall Dore	Lipp, Jewel	In Person
02:24:23	Break
02:35:37	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Lipp, Tracey	In Person
02:53:06	Witness Cross Examination	Louis, Marshall Dore	Lipp, Tracey	In Person
02:55:04	Witness Direct Examination		Castillo, Veronica	Video Recording
03:48:22	Witness Direct Examination		Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Video Recording
04:10:31	Witness Cross Examination		Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Transcript Reading
04:25:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Video Recording
04:31:52	Witness Direct Examination		Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
04:39:04	General Case Activities	Alvarez, Alex
04:41:52	General Case Activities
04:48:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:27	Break
00:23:13	General Case Activities
00:24:20	Witness Direct Examination		Richmonds, Judith	Transcript Reading
01:16:19	Break
01:37:33	General Case Activities
02:03:18	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Michael
02:44:17	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
03:39:25	Break
03:47:09	General Case Activities
03:53:18	Closing Statement	Gallagher, Kathleen
05:10:02	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
05:21:21	General Case Activities
05:35:22	End of Session

Lipp 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
00:00:43	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:04:45	Break
01:13:54	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:38:49	Break
01:50:09	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:17:48	General Case Activities
03:19:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:42	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:04:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:03	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:32:50	General Case Activities
01:34:47	Break
01:41:18	General Case Activities
01:48:17	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:09:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:23	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:11:37	General Case Activities
01:13:22	Break
01:21:17	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:34:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:47	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:42:51	Break
01:57:35	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:22:29	General Case Activities
03:26:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:14	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:49:09	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:02:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:45	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:53:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:42	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
02:11:37	Break
02:22:25	Witness Cross Examination	Louis, Marshall Dore	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
03:02:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:11	Witness Cross Examination	Louis, Marshall Dore	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
01:22:32	Break
01:29:34	Witness Cross Examination	Louis, Marshall Dore	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:26	Break
01:48:23	Witness Cross Examination	Louis, Marshall Dore	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
01:54:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
02:09:28	General Case Activities		Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	In Person
02:12:15	General Case Activities
02:14:25	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Lipp, Michael	In Person
03:03:10	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Lipp, Michael	In Person
03:19:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Lipp, Michael	In Person
03:22:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Lipp, Michael	In Person
03:23:30	General Case Activities
03:25:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:43	Break
00:23:22	General Case Activities
00:30:03	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Lipp, Jewel	In Person
01:46:21	Break
01:56:28	Witness Cross Examination	Louis, Marshall Dore	Lipp, Jewel	In Person
02:55:07	General Case Activities
03:01:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:56	Witness Direct Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
02:37:00	General Case Activities
02:40:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:28	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
02:12:52	General Case Activities
02:15:00	Break
02:22:54	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
02:33:44	General Case Activities		Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
02:35:39	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
02:38:41	Witness Direct Examination	Louis, Marshall Dore	Dorcy, Dr. Daphney	In Person
04:17:50	Break
04:25:18	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Dorcy, Dr. Daphney	In Person
05:25:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Louis, Marshall Dore	Dorcy, Dr. Daphney	In Person
05:31:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Dorcy, Dr. Daphney	In Person
05:33:50	General Case Activities		Dorcy, Dr. Daphney	In Person
05:36:38	General Case Activities
05:56:54	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:26	Reading of the Verdict
		00:08:03	General Case Activities
		00:12:48	End of Session