Mack v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff Peter Mack (personal representative of the estate of Pete Mack) alleged R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of fraudulent concealment of dangers of smoking cigarettes manufactured by the company, due to which his father Pete Mack got addicted to smoking and also alleged the company of being liable of manufacturing defective cigarettes which resulted in Mr. Macks death due to laryngeal cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Rodney Smith and Brent Bigger. The defendant in this case, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co was represented by attorneys Ursula Henninger, W. Ray Persons and Frank Bayuk.

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NOTE: This proceeding includes voir dire (jury selection).

Outcome

Fault: RJ Reynolds- 51%, Plaintiff-49%
Damages: 1,000,000
Punitive: No

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Mack, Peter
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $1,000,000

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

Case Number: 2008-CA-3256
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability, Toxic Torts, Negligence, Tort Law

Plaintiff

Mack, Peter

Represented By:
Smith, Rodney (Avera & Smith)
Bigger, Brent (Abrahamson & Uiterwyk (Tampa))

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Furr, Jeffrey (King & Spalding, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Jury Selection (Voir Dire)

6 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
		00:16:10	Break
		00:30:08	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
		00:34:42	Break
		02:34:43	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
		02:51:30	End of Session

PM Session

Jury Selection (Voir Dire)

20 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Jury Selection (Voir Dire)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Jury Selection (Voir Dire)

9 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

20 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:53	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
00:27:50	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
00:45:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
00:50:45	Break
00:53:50	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Ryerson, Dr. Eugene M.D.	In Person
01:03:40	General Case Activities
01:05:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Ryerson, Dr. Eugene M.D.	In Person
01:48:25	Break
02:01:24	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Ryerson, Dr. Eugene M.D.	In Person
02:25:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Ryerson, Dr. Eugene M.D.	In Person
02:32:20	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Mack, Stanley	In Person
03:22:10	Break
03:30:22	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Mack, Stanley	In Person
03:35:28	General Case Activities
03:36:05	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Mack, Stanley	In Person
03:46:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Mack, Stanley	In Person
03:49:00	General Case Activities
03:51:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Mack, Stanley	In Person
03:55:25	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:35	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
00:47:53	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
01:18:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
01:48:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
02:29:53	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
02:56:17	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:45	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Mack, Peter Jr.	In Person
00:49:56	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Mack, Peter Jr.	In Person
01:18:45	Break
01:42:42	Witness Direct Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Mack, Peter Jr.	In Person
01:47:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Mack, Peter Jr.	In Person
01:55:40	General Case Activities		Mack, Peter Jr.	In Person
01:58:10	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	In Person
02:32:09	General Case Activities
02:33:40	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	In Person
02:40:50	General Case Activities
02:41:25	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	In Person
02:50:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

24 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:30	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	In Person
00:06:02	Witness Cross Examination	Bigger, Brent	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	In Person
00:15:00	Break
00:22:35	Witness Cross Examination	Bigger, Brent	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	In Person
00:29:32	General Case Activities
00:31:18	Witness Cross Examination	Bigger, Brent	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	In Person
00:38:42	General Case Activities
00:40:50	Witness Cross Examination	Bigger, Brent	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	In Person
00:53:16	General Case Activities
01:01:32	Witness Cross Examination	Bigger, Brent	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	In Person
01:04:00	Break
01:28:35	Witness Cross Examination	Bigger, Brent	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	In Person
01:33:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	In Person
01:39:55	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Barsky, Dr. Sandford M.D.	In Person
02:16:53	Break
02:25:23	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Barsky, Dr. Sandford M.D.	In Person
02:53:15	Witness Cross Examination	Bigger, Brent	Barsky, Dr. Sandford M.D.	In Person
03:04:03	General Case Activities
03:06:20	Witness Cross Examination	Bigger, Brent	Barsky, Dr. Sandford M.D.	In Person
03:11:05	General Case Activities
03:13:45	Witness Cross Examination	Bigger, Brent	Barsky, Dr. Sandford M.D.	In Person
03:14:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Barsky, Dr. Sandford M.D.	In Person
03:20:00	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

25 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Nace, Dr. Edgar MD	In Person
00:19:55	General Case Activities
00:22:00	General Case Activities
00:22:48	General Case Activities
00:24:10	Witness Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Locklear , Charles	In Person
00:29:25	General Case Activities
00:30:26	Witness Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Locklear , Charles	In Person
00:32:35	General Case Activities
00:34:44	Witness Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Locklear , Charles	In Person
00:40:35	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Rodney	Locklear , Charles	In Person
00:54:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Locklear , Charles	In Person
00:56:50	Break
01:04:50	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Klaas, James	Transcript Reading
01:38:50	Break
02:01:30	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Cole, Timothy MD	In Person
02:48:31	General Case Activities
02:49:30	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Cole, Timothy MD	In Person
03:02:20	General Case Activities
03:05:50	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Cole, Timothy MD	In Person
03:23:55	Witness Cross Examination	Bigger, Brent	Cole, Timothy MD	In Person
03:33:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Cole, Timothy MD	In Person
03:35:45	General Case Activities
03:39:32	General Case Activities		Cole, Timothy MD	In Person
03:41:20	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

18 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:20	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
00:22:45	Witness Cross Examination	Bigger, Brent	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
01:16:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
01:18:21	General Case Activities
01:19:24	General Case Activities		Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
01:20:48	General Case Activities	Bigger, Brent	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
01:22:10	Break
01:40:30	General Case Activities	Smith, Rodney
01:42:30	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Sider, Dr. Lee M.D.	In Person
01:51:05	General Case Activities
01:51:51	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Sider, Dr. Lee M.D.	In Person
01:54:50	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Sider, Dr. Lee M.D.	In Person
02:01:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Sider, Dr. Lee M.D.	In Person
02:03:05	General Case Activities
02:04:20	General Case Activities
02:05:35	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Mack, Peter Jr.	In Person
02:08:15	End of Session

MAR

PM Session

Closings

12 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Mack v. R.J. Reynolds

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Sessions

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:00	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Smith, Rodney
00:22:24	General Case Activities
00:26:04	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Smith, Rodney
00:39:31	General Case Activities
00:42:26	General Case Activities
00:48:23	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Smith, Rodney
01:08:35	General Case Activities
01:11:59	General Case Activities
01:14:59	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Smith, Rodney
01:20:31	Break
01:33:53	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Smith, Rodney
01:58:04	Break
02:03:59	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Smith, Rodney
03:02:42	Break
03:07:18	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Smith, Rodney
03:49:11	General Case Activities
03:50:15	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Smith, Rodney
03:51:18	General Case Activities
03:55:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:01	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
00:39:00	General Case Activities
00:42:45	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
01:07:50	Break
01:24:55	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
01:42:00	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Furr, Jeffrey
02:11:10	General Case Activities
02:15:00	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Furr, Jeffrey
02:41:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:35	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Furr, Jeffrey
00:18:57	Break
00:40:15	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Furr, Jeffrey
01:42:25	Break
01:56:57	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)	Furr, Jeffrey	In Person
02:57:35	Break
03:26:47	Voir Dire (Jury Selection)
03:31:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:10	General Case Activities
00:11:50	Opening Statement	Bigger, Brent
01:28:25	Break
01:59:00	Opening Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
03:09:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:15	Opening Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
00:28:25	Opening Statement	Henninger, Ursula
00:43:00	General Case Activities
00:43:40	Opening Statement	Henninger, Ursula
01:00:30	General Case Activities	Smith, Rodney
01:05:50	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:05	Break
02:02:30	General Case Activities
02:03:21	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:09:30	General Case Activities
02:10:28	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:38:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:11	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:12:55	Break
01:31:50	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:50:55	General Case Activities
01:52:25	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:39:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:24	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
00:27:00	General Case Activities
00:48:12	General Case Activities
00:50:04	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
00:52:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
01:04:19	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Colvert, Roger	In Person
01:06:14	Witness Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Colvert, Roger	In Person
01:09:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Colvert, Roger	In Person
01:10:55	General Case Activities
01:11:55	Witness Direct Examination		Mack, Mildred	Video Recording
01:52:55	Break
02:13:10	Witness Direct Examination		Mack, Mildred	Video Recording
03:06:14	Witness Direct Examination		Mack, Mildred	Transcript Reading
03:24:25	General Case Activities
03:28:55	General Case Activities
03:36:40	General Case Activities
03:39:00	General Case Activities
03:54:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:40	Witness Direct Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Nace, Dr. Edgar MD	In Person
00:48:25	General Case Activities
00:49:50	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Nace, Dr. Edgar MD	In Person
01:13:25	Break
01:29:52	Witness Cross Examination	Bigger, Brent	Nace, Dr. Edgar MD	In Person
02:54:01	General Case Activities
02:56:40	Witness Cross Examination	Bigger, Brent	Nace, Dr. Edgar MD	In Person
02:58:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:55	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
01:13:25	General Case Activities
01:15:05	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
01:19:55	Break
01:44:45	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
02:53:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:17	Closing Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
00:07:15	General Case Activities
00:07:50	Closing Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
01:24:10	General Case Activities
01:25:35	Closing Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
01:59:25	Break
02:08:15	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
02:22:18	General Case Activities
02:23:28	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
02:28:35	General Case Activities
02:38:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:10	General Case Activities
00:22:05	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
01:12:20	Closing Statement	Bigger, Brent
01:44:40	General Case Activities
01:45:30	General Case Activities
01:46:09	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:51	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:44	General Case Activities
		00:04:21	General Case Activities
		00:05:31	End of Session