Purdo v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes, causing nicotine addiction and smoking-related illness.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff - Phase 1 - $21,000,000.00
Fault:
66% RJ Reynolds
12% Philip Morris
22% Thomas Purdo

Phase 2 - Punitive

RJ Reynolds - $6,250,000.00
Philip Morris - $6,250,000.00

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Purdo, Linda
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Philip Morris Tobacco Co
Verdict: $33,500,000

Judge: Meenu Sasser
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 2007CA024173
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability, Negligence

Plaintiff

Purdo, Linda

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Furr, Jeffrey (King & Spalding, LLP)

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Tepikian, Bruce (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:18	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:07:51	Break
01:21:50	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
02:33:36	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
02:01:27	Break
02:23:19	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:28:42	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:22:56	Break
01:33:38	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:52:08	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:52:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:12:07	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Purdo, Zack	In Person
02:29:41	Break
02:38:38	Witness Cross Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Purdo, Zack	In Person
02:48:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Purdo, Zack	In Person
02:50:30	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Kennedy, Lauren	In Person
03:15:44	Break
03:24:29	General Case Activities
03:30:38	Break
03:52:08	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Kennedy, Lauren	In Person
04:13:10	General Case Activities
04:26:09	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
01:20:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Snider, Rosemary	Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
01:22:08	General Case Activities
01:24:55	Break
01:31:16	General Case Activities		Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
01:34:55	General Case Activities	Schneider, Bethany	Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
01:35:19	General Case Activities	Paige, Gary	Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
01:37:10	General Case Activities
01:39:40	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

14 Chapters

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

APR

PM Session

Openings - Damages

8 Chapters

PM Session

Closings - Damages

15 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Purdo v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:29	Break
00:24:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:25:09	General Case Activities
01:32:33	Break
01:47:54	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:28:28	General Case Activities
03:31:39	Break
03:32:05	General Case Activities
03:49:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:26	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:29:27	Break
01:54:30	General Case Activities
01:57:48	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:08:42	General Case Activities
03:12:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:47	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:48:10	Break
01:00:04	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:02:51	General Case Activities
02:03:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:41	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:38:42	Break
00:50:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:44:42	General Case Activities
01:47:12	Break
01:54:14	General Case Activities
01:56:17	Break
01:57:41	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:25:12	General Case Activities
02:37:07	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:16:41	General Case Activities
03:58:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:06	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:52:47	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:07:51	General Case Activities
01:09:26	Break
01:33:55	General Case Activities
01:37:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:40:06	General Case Activities
02:50:54	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:55:35	General Case Activities	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:58:06	General Case Activities
03:03:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:04	Break
00:27:01	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Shien, Barbara	Video Recording
01:14:35	General Case Activities
01:17:20	Break
01:37:39	General Case Activities
01:42:00	Break
01:51:19	General Case Activities
01:53:36	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Stefani, Michael	Video Recording
04:11:22	Break
04:18:17	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Stefani, Michael	Video Recording
04:55:17	General Case Activities
04:56:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:43	Break
00:16:32	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:30:12	Break
01:47:55	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:43:41	General Case Activities
02:44:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:14	Break
00:03:30	General Case Activities
00:03:58	Break
00:13:37	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Kennedy, Lauren	In Person
00:41:21	Break
00:51:28	Witness Cross Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Kennedy, Lauren	In Person
01:31:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Kennedy, Lauren	In Person
01:36:33	General Case Activities
01:37:05	Break
01:45:53	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Purdo, Linda	In Person
02:18:05	General Case Activities
02:27:00	Break
02:36:25	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Purdo, Linda	In Person
03:09:21	General Case Activities
03:24:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:19	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
01:03:23	General Case Activities
01:04:21	Break
01:18:23	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
02:44:59	Break
02:55:47	General Case Activities
03:02:11	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
03:09:49	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
03:10:02	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Peterson, Dr. Brian M.D.	In Person
03:53:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:44	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Velden, John	Transcript Reading
00:53:44	General Case Activities
00:56:30	Break
01:09:44	General Case Activities
01:24:54	General Case Activities
01:52:09	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
02:52:49	Break
03:03:53	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
04:02:09	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:48	General Case Activities
		00:02:54	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:07	General Case Activities
		00:05:51	General Case Activities
		00:07:40	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:06:55	General Case Activities
		00:07:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:53	Break
00:15:05	General Case Activities
00:20:48	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
00:32:13	Opening Statement	Tepikian, Bruce
00:35:18	Witness Direct Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:45	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	In Person
01:28:59	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:00:59	General Case Activities
		00:02:25	General Case Activities
		00:03:58	End of Session