Mary Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al.

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff Hildegard Brown alleged R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of fraudulent concealment of the dangers of smoking cigarettes manufactured by the company, which led Rayfield brown to get addicted to smoking and being liable for manufacturing defective cigarettes, which resulted in his death due to Lung Cancer.
The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Robert Loehr and Matthew Schultz. The defendants in this case, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and others were represented by attorneys W. Ray Persons, Ursula Henninger and Frank Bayuk.

Outcome

Mistrial

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Brown, Mary
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Harvey Jay
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Duval County Courthouse

Case Number: 162007CA011175
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Brown, Mary

Represented By:
Kalil, John (Kalil, John Law Offices of)
Shields, Robert (Doffermyre Shields Canfield & Knowles, LLC)

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Reilly, Kenneth (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Diolombi, Hassia (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Tayrani, Amir (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:30	General Case Activities
00:53:27	Opening Statement	Shields, Robert
01:51:15	Break
02:12:21	Opening Statement	Shields, Robert
02:42:58	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Jennifer	In Person
00:39:40	Witness Cross Examination	Diolombi, Hassia	Brown, Jennifer	In Person
01:01:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Jennifer	In Person
01:05:40	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Jones, Sammie Jr.	In Person
01:36:05	Break
01:56:52	General Case Activities
01:59:03	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Jones, Sammie Jr.	In Person
02:00:18	Witness Cross Examination	Diolombi, Hassia	Jones, Sammie Jr.	In Person
02:21:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Jones, Sammie Jr.	In Person
02:24:20	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Michael	In Person
02:53:55	Witness Cross Examination	Diolombi, Hassia	Brown, Michael	In Person
03:13:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Michael	In Person
03:16:57	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Brown, Mary	In Person
00:46:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Mary	In Person
00:53:32	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
01:39:48	Break
02:00:12	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
03:01:42	Break
03:12:58	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
03:44:40	General Case Activities
04:14:13	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Other

6 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

SEP

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Mary Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:49:39	Break
01:02:42	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:50:38	Break
02:01:06	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:49:28	End of Session
00:02:37	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:18	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:59:27	Break
01:14:03	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:06:02	Break
02:12:35	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:33:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:00	Break
00:20:45	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:54:02	Break
02:18:55	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:07:56	Break
03:17:51	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:29:31	Break
03:40:24	General Case Activities
03:41:08	Break
03:50:49	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:27:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:28	Break
00:21:48	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:00:40	Break
01:09:54	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:36:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:19	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:20:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:47:49	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:48:53	Break
02:14:58	General Case Activities
02:15:19	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
03:00:15	Break
03:08:18	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
04:08:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:50	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
00:16:15	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:53:12	General Case Activities
01:53:30	Break
02:17:42	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
02:37:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
02:42:41	Break
02:50:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
03:19:05	Break
03:28:12	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Luke, Dr. Matthew	Video Recording
04:14:58	End of Session
03:49:55	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Wells, Dr. John	Video Recording
03:14:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:34:24	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Thomas, Kaiser	Video Recording
01:22:57	Break
01:37:40	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Thomas, Kaiser	Video Recording
02:25:11	Break
02:38:52	Witness Direct Examination		Thomas, Kaiser	Video Recording
03:32:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:37:35	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Mary	In Person
01:10:32	Break
01:21:48	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Brown, Mary	In Person
02:19:21	Break
02:42:01	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Brown, Mary	In Person
03:02:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:35:01	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
01:36:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
01:51:50	Break
01:59:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
02:14:22	General Case Activities
02:31:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:25	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
01:55:35	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
02:20:19	Break
02:26:01	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
03:14:51	General Case Activities
03:29:47	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
04:08:34	General Case Activities
04:35:11	End of Session
01:27:21	Break

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:42	Break
00:10:43	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
00:36:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
01:01:47	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
01:02:42	General Case Activities
01:11:26	Break
01:20:07	General Case Activities
02:26:17	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:53:04	Break
		02:08:21	General Case Activities
		03:22:12	Break
		03:29:16	General Case Activities
		04:20:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:34:19	Closing Statement	Shields, Robert
01:29:38	Break
01:40:57	Closing Statement	Shields, Robert
02:26:06	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:06:43	Break
		00:10:57	General Case Activities
		00:38:20	Break
		00:47:08	General Case Activities
		00:55:19	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:16:08	Break
		00:54:07	General Case Activities
		01:19:09	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:34:31	Reading of the Verdict
		00:38:12	General Case Activities
		00:44:10	End of Session