Perez-Trinidad v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.

Summary

In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff seeks to recover for disease allegedly caused by smoking.

Outcome

Verdict for the plaintiff as to fraud and conspiracy claims. Verdict for the defense as to defective design claims.

Damages: $12 million, which includes,
$1 million in compensatory damages
$11 million in punitive damages (with $5.5 million imposed against Philip Morris and $5.5 million imposed against R.J. Reynolds)

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Perez-Trinidad, Zulma
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $12,000,000

Judge: Michael Callan
Jurisdiction: Hampden County Superior Court Massachusetts
Court: Hampden County Superior Court Massachusetts

Case Number: 2179CV00365
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Perez-Trinidad, Zulma

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Geraghty, William "Bill" (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:24:32	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

SEP

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
		01:53:39	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
		00:16:47	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:59:05	Break
01:26:15	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:29:05	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:55:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:36:55	Break
02:00:14	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:35:55	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:08:33	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:41:07	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:43:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:40:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:43:22	Break
02:04:10	Witness Direct Examination		Schindler, Andrew		Transcript Reading
02:08:12	Witness Direct Examination		Di Marco, Robert		Transcript Reading
02:12:16	Witness Direct Examination		Carchman, Richard		Transcript Reading
02:19:42	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Beltran, Carlos		In Person
02:47:52	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Beltran, Carlos		In Person
03:16:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Beltran, Carlos		In Person
03:21:02	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Beltran, Carlos		In Person
03:21:59	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Trinidad, Jose		In Person
03:39:37	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Trinidad, Jose	In Person
00:19:05	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Trinidad, Jose	In Person
01:06:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Trinidad, Jose	In Person
01:16:28	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:45:18	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
00:05:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
01:12:52	Break
01:21:02	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
01:40:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
01:52:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
01:54:54	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:33:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:42:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:44:51	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:45:35	Break
02:06:40	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:18:55	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
		01:14:07	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:41:47	Break
02:06:57	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:28:22	Break
02:42:37	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:39:10	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:11:50	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:49:23	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:32:45	Break
01:52:23	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:10:15	Break
03:16:45	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:28:30	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:40:55	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:33:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:26:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:28:46	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Trinidad-Perez, Glorymarie	In Person
00:25:45	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Trinidad-Perez, Glorymarie	In Person
00:42:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Trinidad-Perez, Glorymarie	In Person
00:48:20	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Trinidad, Gabriel	In Person
01:19:30	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Trinidad, Gabriel	In Person
01:32:30	Break
01:54:55	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Trinidad, Gabriel	In Person
02:21:10	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Trinidad, Gabriel	In Person
02:23:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Trinidad, Gabriel	In Person
02:28:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Trinidad, Gabriel	In Person
02:29:25	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Perez-Trinidad , Zulma	In Person
03:39:22	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Perez-Trinidad , Zulma		In Person
01:17:20	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Perez-Trinidad , Zulma		In Person
01:27:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Perez-Trinidad , Zulma		In Person
01:48:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Perez-Trinidad , Zulma		In Person
01:50:17	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Perez-Trinidad , Zulma		In Person
01:51:15	Break
02:11:15	Witness Direct Examination		Ambrosini, Anthony		Transcript Reading
03:17:40	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
03:48:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
		01:50:22	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
00:27:23	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
01:41:13	Break
02:07:43	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
03:02:23	Break
03:07:52	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
03:18:08	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
03:43:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
00:27:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
00:28:54	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
00:36:35	Witness Direct Examination		Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.		Transcript Reading
01:20:29	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Other

6 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Other

9 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

12 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Perez-Trinidad v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.

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Sessions

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
00:48:04	Opening Statement	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra
01:05:34	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
01:13:44	Opening Statement	Keehfus, Jason
01:53:17	Break
01:57:42	Opening Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
02:40:02	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:39:13	Break
		00:43:43	General Case Activities
		01:40:13	Break
		01:40:58	General Case Activities
		02:07:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:02:10	Break
02:08:26	General Case Activities
02:13:20	General Case Activities	Keehfus, Jason
02:16:38	General Case Activities
03:22:20	General Case Activities
03:37:05	Break
03:42:30	General Case Activities
03:45:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:10	General Case Activities
00:17:12	Closing Statement	Keehfus, Jason
01:10:10	Closing Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
01:53:22	Break
02:10:35	General Case Activities
02:30:02	General Case Activities
02:31:17	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
02:47:02	Closing Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
03:46:29	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
04:05:02	General Case Activities
04:05:37	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:20:08	General Case Activities
		00:43:18	General Case Activities
		00:44:37	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:09:52	General Case Activities
		00:12:53	End of Session