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

Summary

In this Engle progeny proceeding, Donald McMannis claims defendant tobacco manufacturers R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris concealed the dangers of smoking and furthered Barbara McMannis' addiction to cigarettes, which caused her smoking-related lung cancer that spread to her brain and ultimately killed her.

Outcome

Verdict for the Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: McMannis, Donald
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Sherra Winesett
Jurisdiction: 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Charlotte County Justice Center

Case Number: 12001468CA
Industry
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

McMannis, Donald

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Geraghty, William "Bill" (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Michael, Geoffrey (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Weaver, Kurt (Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:08:35	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

15 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	McMannis, Debra	In Person
00:34:01	Witness Cross Examination	Michael, Geoffrey	McMannis, Debra	In Person
00:52:10	General Case Activities		McMannis, Debra	In Person
00:54:04	Break
01:06:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	McMannis, Donald	In Person
01:50:28	Break
02:01:20	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	McMannis, Donald	In Person
02:04:34	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	McMannis, Donald	In Person
02:44:00	Break
02:50:30	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	McMannis, Donald	In Person
03:15:37	General Case Activities
03:20:20	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	McMannis, Donald	In Person
00:39:25	Witness Cross Examination	Weaver, Kurt	McMannis, Donald	In Person
00:41:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	McMannis, Donald	In Person
00:58:00	General Case Activities		McMannis, Donald	In Person
01:07:32	General Case Activities
01:10:27	Break
01:31:10	Witness Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
03:09:57	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mitnik, Keith	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:31	Break
01:53:22	Witness Direct Examination	Mitnik, Keith	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:25:07	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

17 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Closings

12 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:28:16	General Case Activities
00:55:50	Opening Statement	Mitnik, Keith
01:52:18	Break
02:04:15	Opening Statement	Mitnik, Keith
02:44:19	Break
03:11:02	Opening Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
04:15:11	General Case Activities
04:16:31	Break
04:24:51	General Case Activities
04:31:22	Opening Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
05:00:18	Opening Statement	Weaver, Kurt
05:04:34	Break
05:20:33	General Case Activities
06:06:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:00	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
00:37:46	Break
00:45:24	General Case Activities
00:55:29	Break
01:25:10	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
02:32:46	Break
02:42:44	General Case Activities
02:45:55	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
03:31:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:46	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
01:54:23	General Case Activities
02:03:59	Break
02:12:25	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
03:24:04	General Case Activities
03:44:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:16	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
00:36:48	Break
00:48:40	General Case Activities
00:56:12	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
01:17:58	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
03:09:22	General Case Activities
03:19:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:56	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
01:55:44	Break
02:17:50	Witness Cross Examination	Weaver, Kurt	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
02:48:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
04:07:35	General Case Activities
04:12:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:38:07	Break
00:46:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:22:00	General Case Activities
01:46:00	Break
01:52:45	General Case Activities		Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:08:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
03:51:21	General Case Activities
04:05:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:55	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:14:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:52:40	General Case Activities		Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:04:02	General Case Activities
02:10:32	Break
02:22:05	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Cullipher, Gloria	Video Recording
03:18:40	General Case Activities
03:28:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:44	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Cullipher, Gloria	Video Recording
00:20:49	Break
00:44:13	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Cullipher, Gloria	Video Recording
01:51:28	Break
02:05:20	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Boykin, Connie	In Person
02:55:38	Witness Cross Examination	Michael, Geoffrey	Boykin, Connie	In Person
03:23:33	Witness Cross Examination	Weaver, Kurt	Boykin, Connie	In Person
03:43:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Boykin, Connie	In Person
03:54:55	General Case Activities		Boykin, Connie	In Person
04:00:14	General Case Activities
04:03:28	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:40:50	Break
		02:11:35	General Case Activities
		02:24:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:49:13	Break
00:51:24	General Case Activities
00:53:41	Break
01:03:09	General Case Activities
01:06:35	General Case Activities
01:09:55	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Heimann, Robert	Video Recording
01:22:12	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Johnston, James "Jim"	Transcript Reading
01:30:50	General Case Activities
02:51:26	Break
03:09:05	General Case Activities
04:12:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:32	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:25:01	Break
01:44:40	General Case Activities
01:47:39	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:37:24	General Case Activities
02:44:44	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:57:44	Witness Cross Examination	Weaver, Kurt	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:23:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:53:36	Break
01:14:46	General Case Activities
01:31:21	Witness Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	McMannis, Dawn	Transcript Reading
01:36:59	Witness Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	McMannis, Donald	Transcript Reading
01:38:16	General Case Activities
01:40:35	General Case Activities
01:42:57	Break
02:08:36	General Case Activities
02:22:36	General Case Activities
02:49:36	Closing Statement	Mitnik, Keith
04:12:08	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:16	General Case Activities
		00:04:23	End of Session