Neff v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturer concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.

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Outcome

Verdict for the plaintiff as to Engle class membership. Verdict for the defendants as to fraud and conspiracy claims.

Total compensatory damages: $132,000.

Allocation of fault:

Dorothy Milinkovich: 75%
R.J. Reynolds: 25%

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Neff, Deborah
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $132,000

Judge: David Haimes
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: 2007-CV-036745
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Neff, Deborah

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Vaughan, Robert (Kim Vaughan Lerner LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:23:23	General Case Activities
00:31:13	Break
01:13:27	General Case Activities
01:36:23	Break
01:51:08	General Case Activities
01:53:00	Break
01:57:30	General Case Activities
02:07:20	General Case Activities
02:24:25	Opening Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
03:59:26	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:05:25	General Case Activities
00:11:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:02:30	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:56:12	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:38	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:14:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:49:37	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JUN

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:03	Closing Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
00:36:23	Closing Statement	Evans, Austin
00:46:53	Closing Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
01:18:38	Closing Statement	Vaughan, Robert
01:42:58	Break
01:47:08	General Case Activities
02:00:02	Closing Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
02:24:53	General Case Activities
02:29:58	General Case Activities
02:46:36	End of Session

Neff v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:10:00	General Case Activities
00:18:35	Opening Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
00:36:35	Opening Statement	Evans, Austin
01:08:30	Opening Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
01:24:07	Opening Statement	Vaughan, Robert
01:49:22	Break
02:06:30	General Case Activities
02:09:25	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:32:42	General Case Activities
03:47:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
01:14:08	General Case Activities
01:20:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:18:26	General Case Activities
03:36:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:17:30	General Case Activities
00:19:50	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:56:55	Break
02:17:27	General Case Activities
02:20:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:55:53	Break
04:10:25	General Case Activities
04:44:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:29:25	Break
01:16:05	General Case Activities
01:36:30	Break
01:42:02	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:40:00	General Case Activities
03:48:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:10:23	General Case Activities
00:13:55	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:28:43	Break
02:47:34	General Case Activities
02:52:42	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:43:02	General Case Activities
03:49:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
01:13:34	General Case Activities
01:22:02	Break
01:24:17	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:30:55	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:27:35	Break
02:40:22	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:23:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:13:05	General Case Activities
00:16:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:27:57	General Case Activities
01:29:24	Break
01:42:30	General Case Activities
01:46:00	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:38:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:50:33	Break
03:02:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:56:27	General Case Activities
03:59:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:57	General Case Activities
00:12:45	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:17:41	Break
01:28:30	General Case Activities
01:30:40	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:32:13	Break
02:45:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Prochaska, Dr. James M.D.	In Person
03:34:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:04:12	General Case Activities		Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:05:29	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:29:39	General Case Activities
01:33:54	Break
01:48:00	General Case Activities
01:51:44	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:23:47	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Austin	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:32:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:38:35	General Case Activities
03:45:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:29	Witness Direct Examination	Barron, Brittany	Manson, Jennifer	In Person
01:03:27	General Case Activities
01:06:39	Break
01:16:20	General Case Activities
01:21:31	Witness Direct Examination	Barron, Brittany	Manson, Jennifer	In Person
01:43:02	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Austin	Manson, Jennifer	In Person
02:11:23	General Case Activities
02:17:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:00	Break
00:07:47	Witness Cross Examination	Evans, Austin	Manson, Jennifer	In Person
00:15:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Barron, Brittany	Manson, Jennifer	In Person
00:26:14	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Neff, Deborah	In Person
01:34:22	Break
01:53:28	General Case Activities
01:54:45	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Neff, Deborah	In Person
02:45:53	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Neff, Deborah	In Person
03:34:51	General Case Activities
03:38:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:28	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Neff, Deborah	In Person
00:43:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Neff, Deborah	In Person
00:57:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Neff, Deborah	In Person
01:08:33	General Case Activities	Gdanski, Jonathan
01:30:51	General Case Activities
03:10:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:14:05	Break
02:11:40	General Case Activities
02:33:20	General Case Activities
03:03:30	Closing Statement	Schlesinger, Scott	In Person
04:21:50	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:05:00	General Case Activities
		00:17:42	General Case Activities
		00:30:38	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:05:46	General Case Activities
		00:07:23	General Case Activities
		00:08:39	End of Session