Olson v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

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

Outcome

Phase 1: Verdict for Plaintiff
$5,000,000.00
Fault- %60 - RJR
%40 - Olson

Phase 2:

Punitive damages

$2,500,000

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Olson, Michael
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $7,500,000

Judge: Eric Roberson
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Duval County Courthouse

Case Number: 2008CA000396
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Olson, Michael

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Opening Statement	Murphy, Dennis
		01:10:08	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:32:38	Break
01:53:46	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:22:30	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:07:25	Break
00:28:53	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:59:27	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:41:00	Break
01:57:53	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:14:06	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:09:01	Break
01:29:51	Witness Cross Examination	French, Jesika	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:12:13	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	French, Jesika	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:16:32	Break
01:39:21	Witness Cross Examination	French, Jesika	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:02:01	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	French, Jesika	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:36:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:29:50	Break
01:47:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:32:16	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:34:04	Break
01:53:44	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:31:02	Break
02:38:41	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:21:57	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:50	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:33:14	Break
01:49:24	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:03:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:28:55	Witness Direct Examination		Ghinder, Phillis	Video Recording
03:07:03	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:47:13	Break
02:10:51	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:53:01	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Olson, Michael	In Person
00:31:04	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Olson, Michael	In Person
00:47:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Olson, Michael	In Person
00:53:02	Break
01:14:55	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:38:28	General Case Activities
02:49:11	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Openings - Damages

5 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

PM Session

Closings - Damages

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

2 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Olson v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:43	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:19:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:22:50	Break
00:29:07	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:20:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:59:16	Witness Direct Examination		Sopnicar, Nancy	Video Recording
01:44:54	Break
02:05:23	Witness Direct Examination		Olson, Lorraine	Video Recording
03:21:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:33	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:00:03	Witness Cross Examination	French, Jesika	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:14:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:25:07	General Case Activities
01:31:31	Break
01:50:52	General Case Activities
02:10:24	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
03:29:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:37	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
00:20:38	Opening Statement	Murphy, Dennis
00:27:22	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Potts, Dr. Ryan Ph.D.	In Person
02:15:17	End of Session