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

Summary

In this Engle progeny proceeding, Rose Pollari claims that defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of smoking while furthering the addiction of Paul Pollari, leading to his smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Compensatory damages:

Rose Pollari: $10 million

Allocation of responsibility:

Paul Pollari: 15%
R.J. Reynolds: 42.5%
Philip Morris: 42.5%

Punitive damages:

R.J. Reynolds: $1.5 million
Philip Morris: $1.5 million
Total punitive award: $3 million

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Pollari, Rose
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $13,000,000

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

Case Number: 14-001563CA19
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Negligence, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Pollari, Rose

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

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

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

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

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Opening Statement	McPharlin, Todd
01:25:55	Break
01:40:30	General Case Activities
01:44:55	Opening Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
03:00:13	Opening Statement	Henninger, Ursula
03:42:59	General Case Activities
03:58:14	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:32:05	Break
01:43:23	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:03:28	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:17:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:36:58	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:45:38	General Case Activities
03:56:39	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:10:00	Break
01:17:20	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:53:30	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:16	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Abel, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
01:22:42	Break
01:31:01	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Abel, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
02:54:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Pollari, Ms.	In Person
03:32:31	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:16:52	Break
01:31:00	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:55:47	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Pollari, Rose	In Person
00:48:20	Break
01:00:04	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Pollari, Rose	In Person
01:59:49	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Pollari, Rose	In Person
02:09:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Pollari, Rose	In Person
02:17:39	General Case Activities		Pollari, Rose	In Person
02:20:29	General Case Activities
02:28:16	General Case Activities
02:37:05	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:15	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
00:47:50	Break
01:00:00	General Case Activities
01:09:00	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
01:54:51	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
02:01:55	Break
02:22:32	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
03:09:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
03:23:20	General Case Activities		Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
03:30:16	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Verdict

6 Chapters

PM Session

Openings - Damages

11 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es) - Damages

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings - Damages

19 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Verdict - Damages

3 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:05	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:22:48	Break
01:34:02	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:59:04	General Case Activities
03:04:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:08	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:25:15	Break
02:42:37	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:46:02	Break
02:52:55	General Case Activities
02:55:18	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Campbell, William	Transcript Reading
03:04:05	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Morgan, James	Transcript Reading
03:16:48	General Case Activities
03:22:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:25	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
01:02:05	Break
01:11:20	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
02:58:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:40	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:20:42	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
01:13:22	General Case Activities
01:18:23	Break
01:21:55	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
02:32:12	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
02:35:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
02:41:43	Break
02:44:52	General Case Activities
02:47:12	Break
02:50:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
03:04:38	General Case Activities		Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
03:09:44	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:49:29	General Case Activities
03:51:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:55	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:30:13	Break
01:38:37	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:57:05	General Case Activities
02:58:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:35	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:29:35	Break
00:45:31	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:55:45	Break
02:02:55	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:04:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:45	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:10	Break
01:54:02	General Case Activities
01:54:55	Witness Direct Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	In Person
02:48:43	General Case Activities
03:17:33	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:56	Break
00:18:10	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Haines, Dr. Norman Jr. M.D.	In Person
01:40:15	Break
01:48:05	Witness Cross Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Haines, Dr. Norman Jr. M.D.	In Person
02:35:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Haines, Dr. Norman Jr. M.D.	In Person
02:43:15	General Case Activities		Haines, Dr. Norman Jr. M.D.	In Person
02:52:05	General Case Activities	McPharlin, Todd	Haines, Dr. Norman Jr. M.D.	In Person
02:53:08	General Case Activities	Henninger, Ursula	Haines, Dr. Norman Jr. M.D.	In Person
02:57:44	Break
03:19:20	General Case Activities
03:25:38	General Case Activities
03:56:46	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:30:46	Break
		01:53:53	General Case Activities
		02:09:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:52	General Case Activities
00:30:59	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:03:02	Break
01:13:30	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
02:21:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	O'Reilly, Kenneth
01:10:41	Break
01:22:45	Closing Statement	Henninger, Ursula
02:10:30	Closing Statement	McPharlin, Todd
02:42:00	General Case Activities
02:56:55	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:05:18	General Case Activities
		00:12:07	General Case Activities
		00:13:03	Break
		00:35:08	General Case Activities
		01:23:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:53	Break
00:34:18	General Case Activities
00:42:05	Opening Statement	McPharlin, Todd
00:58:15	Opening Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
01:20:30	Opening Statement	Henninger, Ursula
01:35:45	Break
01:45:39	General Case Activities
01:51:30	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Video Recording
02:07:30	General Case Activities	McPharlin, Todd
02:24:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:56	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:21:03	General Case Activities
01:39:45	Break
01:51:15	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:31:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:42:00	General Case Activities		Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:50:12	General Case Activities
03:01:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:56	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Garner, Charles	In Person
00:35:39	Break
00:40:12	General Case Activities		Garner, Charles	In Person
00:46:25	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:42:11	Witness Cross Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:46:22	General Case Activities
01:51:01	Break
01:58:02	Witness Cross Examination	McPharlin, Todd	Garner, Charles	In Person
02:38:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Garner, Charles	In Person
02:46:26	General Case Activities		Garner, Charles	In Person
02:49:01	General Case Activities	Reilly, Kenneth
02:56:26	General Case Activities
02:57:31	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
03:05:01	Closing Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
03:25:21	Closing Statement	Henninger, Ursula
03:47:59	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
03:52:06	General Case Activities
04:01:23	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:39	General Case Activities
		00:04:57	End of Session