McKeever v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco suit, Vickie McKeever claims defendant Philip Morris Tobacco Co. concealed the dangers of cigarette smoking and fueled the addiction of Theodore McKeever, leading to his smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Verdict for the plaintiff, awarding compensatory and punitive damages.

Apportionment of fault:

Philip Morris: 60%
Theodore McKeever: 40%

Compensatories:

Total compensatory award: $5,798,170.45, includes
Damages for Theodore McKeever's pain & suffering: $3.5 million
Damages for Vickie McKeever's loss of comfort, society and attention: $2 million.
Medical expenses: $298.170.45

Punitives
$11,675,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: McKeever, Vickie
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
Verdict: $17,423,170

Judge: John Murphy
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: 2010-CV-037561 (19)
Industry
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

McKeever, Vickie

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:38	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:10:11	Break
01:30:28	Opening Statement	McPharlin, Todd
02:32:51	General Case Activities
02:34:18	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

18 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Other

8 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Other

11 Chapters

PM Session

Other

12 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

9 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:23:49	General Case Activities
00:49:16	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
01:42:58	Break
01:55:05	General Case Activities
01:57:29	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
03:06:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:40	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
01:11:59	General Case Activities
01:12:50	Break
01:27:57	General Case Activities
01:33:21	Witness Cross Examination	Stern, Jonathan	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
04:28:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
04:46:55	General Case Activities
05:00:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:25	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:14:36	Break
00:16:10	General Case Activities
00:24:58	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:29:24	Break
01:40:48	General Case Activities
01:42:41	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:53:56	Break
02:57:26	General Case Activities
03:10:59	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:52:01	Break
03:55:01	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:25:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:47:45	Break
00:56:03	General Case Activities
00:57:15	Break
00:58:30	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:29:23	General Case Activities
01:29:42	Break
01:30:05	General Case Activities
01:43:05	Witness Cross Examination	Stern, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:54:01	General Case Activities
02:54:27	Break
03:07:58	General Case Activities
03:17:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:38	Witness Cross Examination	Stern, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:27:56	Break
01:47:01	Witness Cross Examination	Stern, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:39:58	Break
02:52:42	Witness Cross Examination	Stern, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:19:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:50:14	General Case Activities
04:06:45	End of Session

McKeever v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:51	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:20:43	General Case Activities
01:21:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:52	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:32:24	Break
01:45:07	General Case Activities
01:46:51	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:09:22	General Case Activities
03:10:52	Break

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:50	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:31:24	Break
01:42:47	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:34:48	Witness Direct Examination	Wald, Kimberly	Campbell, William	Transcript Reading
02:53:30	General Case Activities
03:36:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:28:18	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Singer, Dr. Glenn	In Person
01:49:05	Break
02:05:42	General Case Activities
02:08:52	Witness Cross Examination	Sastre, Hildy	Singer, Dr. Glenn	In Person
04:00:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Singer, Dr. Glenn	In Person
04:18:20	Break
04:21:54	General Case Activities
04:50:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:40	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	McKeever, Theodore	Video Recording
00:34:37	General Case Activities
00:35:53	Break
01:02:28	General Case Activities
01:05:04	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	McKeever, Theodore	Video Recording
03:01:20	General Case Activities
03:14:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:35	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	McKeever, Vickie	In Person
01:08:04	General Case Activities
01:11:22	Break
01:21:00	General Case Activities
01:22:10	Witness Cross Examination	Stern, Jonathan	McKeever, Vickie	In Person
02:29:31	General Case Activities
02:32:21	Break
02:44:43	Witness Cross Examination	Stern, Jonathan	McKeever, Vickie	In Person
02:53:21	General Case Activities
02:59:29	Break
03:02:10	General Case Activities
03:08:36	General Case Activities
03:10:36	Break
03:14:11	General Case Activities	Henk, Peter	McKeever, Vickie	In Person
03:24:36	Break
03:31:11	General Case Activities
03:55:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:25:18	General Case Activities	Alvarez, Alex
00:26:09	Witness Direct Examination	Sastre, Hildy	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	In Person
02:13:50	Break
02:27:00	General Case Activities
02:28:29	Witness Cross Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	In Person
03:30:49	General Case Activities
03:56:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:22	General Case Activities	Stern, Jonathan
00:18:48	General Case Activities
00:48:48	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
02:07:14	Closing Statement	Stern, Jonathan
03:28:23	Break
03:38:52	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
03:50:54	General Case Activities
04:04:51	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:52	Break
		00:06:33	General Case Activities
		00:08:48	General Case Activities
		00:12:52	General Case Activities
		00:19:54	Break
		00:23:21	General Case Activities
		00:23:58	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:48	Break
		00:05:31	Reading of the Verdict
		00:11:09	General Case Activities
		00:12:28	General Case Activities
		00:14:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:20:15	Break
00:42:55	General Case Activities
01:41:45	Break
01:51:46	General Case Activities
02:19:51	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
02:22:11	Opening Statement	Stern, Jonathan
02:25:51	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Video Recording
02:46:14	Break
02:55:55	Witness Direct Examination	Stern, Jonathan	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:17:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:45	Witness Direct Examination	Stern, Jonathan	Jupe, Richard	In Person
00:56:27	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:31:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stern, Jonathan	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:36:24	Break
01:45:41	General Case Activities
01:52:59	General Case Activities	Stern, Jonathan
01:53:45	General Case Activities
01:57:40	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
02:07:50	Closing Statement	Stern, Jonathan
02:20:41	General Case Activities
02:22:58	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:37	Break
		00:08:30	General Case Activities
		00:09:42	Break
		00:17:10	General Case Activities
		00:21:20	Break
		01:40:13	Reading of the Verdict
		01:43:30	General Case Activities
		01:46:11	End of Session