Mobley v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco company concealed the dangers of cigarettes, leading to nicotine addiction and smoking-related illness.

Outcome

Verdict for Defense

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Mobley, Leonard
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Timothy Koenig
Jurisdiction: 16th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Freeman Justice Center

Case Number: 2007-CA-001709
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Mobley, Leonard

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Henninger, Ursula (King & Spalding, LLP)
Keehfus, Jason (King & Spalding, LLP)

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
-1:36:26	Opening Statement	Mitnik, Keith
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:31:12	Opening Statement	Henninger, Ursula
01:53:33	Opening Statement	Keehfus, Jason
02:42:44	Opening Statement	Henninger, Ursula
03:00:01	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Public Health & Safety	In Person
00:53:39	Break
01:11:04	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Public Health & Safety	In Person
03:12:00	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Public Health & Safety	In Person
01:24:13	Break
01:54:33	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Public Health & Safety	In Person
02:04:43	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Public Health & Safety	In Person
03:02:40	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:12	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Public Health & Safety	In Person
01:21:01	Break
01:54:30	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Public Health & Safety	In Person
02:07:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Public Health & Safety	In Person
02:48:38	General Case Activities		Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Public Health & Safety	In Person
03:06:14	Witness Direct Examination		Borgerding, Dr. Michael		Video Recording
03:24:37	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mitnik, Keith	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:56:56	Break
02:32:01	Witness Direct Examination	Mitnik, Keith	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:08:00	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mitnik, Keith	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:06:13	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:52:59	Break
02:13:55	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:50:46	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:23:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mitnik, Keith	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:24:53	Break
02:12:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mitnik, Keith	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:27:44	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:41:01	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Mobley, Jewell	In Person
00:56:59	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Mobley, Jewell	In Person
01:59:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Mobley, Jewell	In Person
02:03:29	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Mobley, Jewell	In Person
02:04:33	General Case Activities
02:10:22	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Lawyer, Dr. Steven	In Person
00:35:29	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Lawyer, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:07:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Lawyer, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:10:41	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Lawyer, Dr. Steven	In Person
01:12:01	Witness Direct Examination		Brookins, Judy	Transcript Reading
02:29:03	Break
02:43:07	Witness Direct Examination		Mobley, Leonard Jr.	Transcript Reading
03:57:23	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:22:20	Witness Cross Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:42:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:51:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Prysock, Gregory	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:55:29	General Case Activities		Giakas, Dr. William M.D	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:58:26	Break
03:13:34	Witness Direct Examination		Cabin, Rosemarie		Transcript Reading
03:42:46	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

FEB

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Mobley v. R.J. Reynolds

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:37	Witness Direct Examination	Mitnik, Keith	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:09:38	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:49:38	Break
		01:52:07	General Case Activities
		02:38:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Mobley, Marvin		Transcript Reading
00:21:20	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.		Video Recording
01:20:08	Witness Direct Examination		Johnston, James "Jim"		Transcript Reading
01:22:50	General Case Activities
01:24:50	Break
02:03:04	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:53:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:30:53	Closing Statement	Mitnik, Keith
01:49:18	Break
02:00:16	Closing Statement	Henninger, Ursula
02:32:29	Closing Statement	Keehfus, Jason
03:09:24	Closing Statement	Henninger, Ursula
03:25:57	Closing Statement	Mitnik, Keith
03:41:18	General Case Activities
03:58:54	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:04	Reading of the Verdict
		00:05:14	General Case Activities
		00:10:02	End of Session