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

Summary

In this tobacco litigation suit, Marilyn Oshinsky claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers and addictiveness of cigarettes, leading to Dennis Oshinsky's smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Phase 1 -
RJ Reynolds - 25%
Philip Morris - 60%
Dennis Oshinsky - 15%

$6,154,198.00

Phase 2 - $3,000,000.00

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Oshinsky-Blacker, Marilyn
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $9,154,198

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

Case Number: 2008-CV-025841 (19)
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Negligence, Tobacco

Plaintiff

Oshinsky-Blacker, Marilyn

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Reilly, Kenneth (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Soto, Miranda (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Beach, Geoffrey (Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:23	Break
00:38:53	General Case Activities
01:02:03	Opening Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
01:55:28	Break
02:07:29	Opening Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
03:21:47	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:12:39	Break
01:27:52	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:48:00	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:12:27	Break
01:22:53	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:56:41	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:15:51	Break
01:30:49	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:54:51	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:37	Break
01:44:10	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:17:17	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:35:41	Break
00:57:46	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:02:16	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:43:43	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Oshinsky-Blacker, Marilyn	In Person
00:10:03	General Case Activities
00:11:54	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Owens, Melvin	In Person
00:59:08	Break
01:08:28	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Owens, Melvin	In Person
01:21:33	Witness Cross Examination	Soto, Miranda	Owens, Melvin	In Person
02:00:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Owens, Melvin	In Person
02:16:10	Break
02:25:28	General Case Activities
02:34:36	General Case Activities	Hammer, Steven	Owens, Melvin	In Person
02:48:14	General Case Activities
02:57:05	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:57:17	Break
01:06:13	General Case Activities
01:08:06	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:45:37	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:15:05	Break
02:23:14	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:34:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:56:09	General Case Activities		Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:03:32	General Case Activities
03:38:02	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

SEP

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

6 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Verdict

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es) - Damages

17 Chapters

PM Session

Other

6 Chapters

SEP

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AM Session

Closings - Damages

13 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

3 Chapters

SEP

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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

Summary

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Sessions

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CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:48	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Campbell, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
01:23:24	General Case Activities
01:36:55	Break
01:44:46	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Campbell, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
02:07:01	Break
02:11:07	General Case Activities
02:13:05	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Campbell, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
03:03:13	General Case Activities
03:15:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:54	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Campbell, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
01:30:41	General Case Activities
01:32:58	Break
01:45:43	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Campbell, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
02:55:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Campbell, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
03:06:10	General Case Activities
03:07:21	General Case Activities
03:11:34	General Case Activities	Schlesinger, Scott	Campbell, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
03:18:53	General Case Activities	Reilly, Kenneth	Campbell, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
03:19:27	General Case Activities
04:06:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:57	Break
00:16:16	General Case Activities
00:27:44	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Oshinsky, Steven	In Person
01:31:17	Break
01:42:18	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Oshinsky, Steven	In Person
02:03:35	Witness Cross Examination	Soto, Miranda	Oshinsky, Steven	In Person
02:20:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Oshinsky, Steven	In Person
02:26:59	Break
02:28:35	General Case Activities
02:30:27	Break
02:37:12	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:50:45	Break
03:55:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:11	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Oshinsky-Blacker, Marilyn	In Person
00:53:06	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Oshinsky-Blacker, Marilyn	In Person
01:29:43	General Case Activities
01:42:36	Break
01:51:16	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Oshinsky-Blacker, Marilyn	In Person
02:30:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Oshinsky-Blacker, Marilyn	In Person
02:56:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:47:51	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:13:05	Break
02:27:42	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:36:58	General Case Activities
03:37:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:19	Break
00:38:45	General Case Activities
00:56:46	Break
01:09:26	General Case Activities
01:12:34	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Blaustein, Dr. Arnold MD	Video Recording
01:37:52	General Case Activities	Hammer, Steven
01:39:05	Witness Direct Examination	Soto, Miranda	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	In Person
02:25:08	General Case Activities
02:30:24	Break
02:35:16	Witness Direct Examination	Soto, Miranda	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	In Person
03:03:54	Break
03:20:13	Witness Direct Examination	Soto, Miranda	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	In Person
03:54:06	General Case Activities
03:54:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:20:12	Witness Direct Examination	Soto, Miranda	Marsh, Elinor	Video Recording
00:56:08	Witness Direct Examination	Soto, Miranda	Marsh, Howard	Video Recording
01:41:15	General Case Activities
01:54:45	General Case Activities
02:15:16	Break
02:29:45	General Case Activities
03:05:54	Break
03:11:46	General Case Activities	Soto, Miranda
03:21:45	General Case Activities	Gdanski, Jonathan
03:29:30	General Case Activities
03:30:22	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:14:00	Break
		01:17:55	General Case Activities
		03:35:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:30:26	Break
00:37:36	General Case Activities
01:05:35	General Case Activities
01:43:00	Closing Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
03:10:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:30	Closing Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
00:22:56	Closing Statement	Hammer, Steven
00:39:19	Break
00:54:08	Closing Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
03:08:28	Break
03:12:07	Closing Statement	Beach, Geoffrey
03:40:52	Closing Statement	Gdanski, Jonathan
04:09:00	General Case Activities
04:37:37	General Case Activities
04:38:05	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:13	Break
		00:06:57	General Case Activities
		00:09:06	Break
		00:10:08	General Case Activities
		00:10:25	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:07:18	General Case Activities
		00:13:23	General Case Activities
		00:14:52	General Case Activities
		00:15:48	Break
		00:23:44	General Case Activities
		01:37:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:29:44	Break
00:43:19	General Case Activities
00:45:22	General Case Activities
00:51:43	Opening Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
01:24:24	Opening Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
01:58:26	Opening Statement	Beach, Geoffrey
02:05:01	General Case Activities
02:22:32	Break
02:32:06	General Case Activities	Gdanski, Jonathan
02:36:29	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:48:51	Break
03:56:30	Witness Cross Examination	Hammer, Steven	Jupe, Richard	In Person
04:56:58	General Case Activities
04:59:52	Break
05:02:54	General Case Activities		Jupe, Richard	In Person
05:09:36	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:27:55	Break
		00:41:48	General Case Activities
		00:43:44	Break
		00:46:45	General Case Activities
		01:04:14	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:13	General Case Activities
		00:04:54	End of Session