Principe v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker concealed the dangers of its product, leading to smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Verdict Reached For Plaintiff - Total Damages: $10,560,000.00

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff
Defense
Verdict: $10,560,000

Judge: Valerie Manno-Schurr
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2017-CA-025772
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:25:28	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:28:33	Opening Statement	Reyes, Nick
01:49:50	Break
02:12:57	Opening Statement	Vaughan, Robert
03:26:45	Opening Statement	Tepikian, Bruce
03:48:02	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:22:06	Break
01:40:38	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:10:26	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Principe, Edward	In Person
01:21:20	Break
01:41:33	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Principe, Edward	In Person
02:34:30	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Moeltner, Dr. Klaus Ph.D	In Person
01:22:35	Break
01:35:15	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Moeltner, Dr. Klaus Ph.D	In Person
01:53:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Moeltner, Dr. Klaus Ph.D	In Person
02:12:11	Witness Direct Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:57:19	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

JAN

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Principe v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:35	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:43:04	Break
01:58:21	General Case Activities
02:09:28	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:16:09	General Case Activities
03:31:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:45	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:39:29	Break
02:01:22	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:34:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:50	Break
00:04:23	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:53:32	Break
01:02:11	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:07:59	General Case Activities
01:57:38	Break
02:02:55	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:54:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:44:31	Break
00:57:33	General Case Activities
01:09:10	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:10:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:02	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:23:34	Break
02:35:10	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:45:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:01	Break
00:13:39	General Case Activities
00:18:01	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:23:58	Break
00:33:08	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:46:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:01:46	General Case Activities
01:10:45	Break
01:18:32	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Principe, Edward	In Person
02:42:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:28	Break
00:27:43	General Case Activities
00:46:26	Witness Cross Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Principe, Edward	In Person
02:57:36	General Case Activities
03:00:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:00	Break
00:26:23	General Case Activities
00:29:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Principe, Edward	In Person
00:51:49	Witness Direct Examination		Campbell, William	Transcript Reading
01:28:48	General Case Activities
01:33:09	Break
01:47:27	Witness Direct Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Moeltner, Dr. Klaus Ph.D	In Person
03:02:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:39	Break
00:07:32	Witness Direct Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Moeltner, Dr. Klaus Ph.D	In Person
01:28:09	Break
01:39:44	Witness Direct Examination	Vaughan, Robert	Moeltner, Dr. Klaus Ph.D	In Person
02:06:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:36	Break
00:07:06	General Case Activities
00:08:54	Witness Direct Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:17:35	General Case Activities
01:20:45	Break
01:29:06	Witness Direct Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:19:50	Break
02:37:16	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Jupe, Richard	In Person
04:06:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Jupe, Richard	In Person
04:23:17	General Case Activities
04:26:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:03:54	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Michael
01:49:04	Break
02:09:10	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
03:07:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:13	Closing Statement	Vaughan, Robert
01:08:11	Closing Statement	Tepikian, Bruce
01:39:56	Break
02:10:59	Closing Statement	Vaughan, Robert
03:01:23	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
03:19:01	General Case Activities
03:40:12	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:07	Break
		00:03:30	Reading of the Verdict
		00:15:40	End of Session