Ricapor-Hall v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco proceeding, plaintiff seeks to recover for injuries allegedly caused by smoking-related disease.

Outcome

The jury found in favor of plaintiff on product liability, design, negligence, fraud, and conspiracy claims.

Comparative fault:

Ramona Ricapor-Hall: 46%
Philip Morris: 54%

Total damages: $14 million, consisting of
Compensatory damages: $6 million
Punitive damages: $8 million

Trial in Hawaii Opens Against Philip Morris Over Ex-Smoker's Lung Cancer
Jul 21, 2023

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Ricapor-Hall, Ramona
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $14,000,000

Judge: Gary Chang
Jurisdiction: 1st Circuit(O'ahu), Hawaii
Court: Ka'ahumanu Hale

Case Number: 1CCV-21-0000334
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Ricapor-Hall, Ramona

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:27	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:00:13	Break
01:17:26	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:31:38	Break
01:51:00	Opening Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
02:54:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:38:30	Break
00:52:25	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:25:00	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:22:56	Witness Cross Examination	Chuang, Annie	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:01:45	Break
01:19:41	Witness Cross Examination	Chuang, Annie	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:16:16	Break
02:33:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:48:45	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Ricapor-Hall, Ramona	In Person
03:23:35	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Ricapor-Hall, Ramona	In Person
00:20:07	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Ricapor-Hall, Ramona	In Person
00:39:12	Break
00:54:27	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Ricapor-Hall, Ramona	In Person
01:28:44	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Ricapor-Hall, Ramona	In Person
01:00:52	Break
01:18:00	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Ricapor-Hall, Ramona	In Person
01:38:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Ricapor-Hall, Ramona	In Person
01:53:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:13:08	Break
02:34:30	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:05:17	End of Session

PM 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
00:45:17	Break
00:59:02	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:32	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:53:18	Break
01:09:28	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:07:13	Break
02:25:46	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:24:28	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:53:24	Break
01:09:14	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:04:25	Break
02:19:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:21:30	End of Session

PM 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
00:43:08	Break
00:58:06	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:35	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:21:30	Break
00:35:09	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:45:10	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:20	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:59:25	Break
01:14:54	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:17:43	Break
02:31:48	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:26:58	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:41:47	Break
00:58:19	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:22:52	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:49:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:02:02	Break
01:16:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:48:20	Witness Direct Examination	Holden, Phillip	Campbell, William	Video Recording
02:09:20	Break
02:30:12	General Case Activities
03:54:38	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Louie, David	Rosa, Dr. John Ph.D.	In Person
00:42:04	Break
00:56:16	Witness Direct Examination	Louie, David	Rosa, Dr. John Ph.D.	In Person
01:30:34	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Rosa, Dr. John Ph.D.	In Person
00:35:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Louie, David	Rosa, Dr. John Ph.D.	In Person
00:46:05	General Case Activities
00:55:42	Break
01:10:13	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:59:05	End of Session

AM Session

Other

8 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Reyes, Nick	Jupe, Richard	In Person
00:42:40	Break
00:56:38	Witness Cross Examination	Reyes, Nick	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:23:45	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Riddel, Dr. Mary	Video Recording
00:56:03	Break
01:15:08	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Riddel, Dr. Mary	Video Recording
01:41:00	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Other

8 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Other

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Other

6 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

PM Session

Openings - Damages

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Closings - Damages

11 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Ricapor-Hall v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:18	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Camidge, Dr. Ross M.D.	In Person
01:03:28	Break
01:22:07	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Camidge, Dr. Ross M.D.	In Person
01:28:38	Witness Cross Examination	Louie, David	Camidge, Dr. Ross M.D.	In Person
01:50:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Camidge, Dr. Ross M.D.	In Person
01:56:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
-1:44:02
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:37	Break
00:22:49	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:23:57	Break
01:41:02	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:40:32	Break
03:01:28	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:30:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:27	General Case Activities
00:34:55	Break
00:37:26	General Case Activities
00:39:13	Break
00:43:55	General Case Activities
00:57:19	Break
01:12:13	Witness Direct Examination	Louie, David	Rosa, Dr. John Ph.D.	In Person
02:14:28	Break
02:31:53	Witness Direct Examination	Louie, David	Rosa, Dr. John Ph.D.	In Person
03:27:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:31:25	Break
00:43:24	Witness Direct Examination	Louie, David	Rosa, Dr. John Ph.D.	In Person
00:57:28	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Rosa, Dr. John Ph.D.	In Person
01:33:47	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:13:35	Break
		00:45:50	General Case Activities
		00:55:10	Break
		01:02:00	General Case Activities
		01:05:45	General Case Activities
		01:47:50	General Case Activities
		01:59:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:22	Break
00:20:50	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jupe, Richard	In Person
00:42:34	Break
00:45:11	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:06:06	Break
01:22:11	General Case Activities
01:30:26	Break
01:32:54	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:26:52	Break
02:42:04	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:23:03	Witness Cross Examination	Reyes, Nick	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:35:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Reyes, Nick
01:20:24	Break
01:34:25	Closing Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
03:13:10	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:17:54	General Case Activities
		00:28:21	General Case Activities
		00:55:17	General Case Activities
		01:13:49	Break
		01:52:16	General Case Activities
		02:25:27	End of Session
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:31	Break

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:44:20	Break
		00:59:25	General Case Activities
		01:42:29	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:08:42	General Case Activities
		00:15:17	Break
		00:28:07	General Case Activities
		00:32:05	Break
		00:32:53	General Case Activities
		00:35:07	General Case Activities
		00:37:19	General Case Activities
		00:44:02	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:11:57	General Case Activities
		00:14:55	General Case Activities
		00:24:07	General Case Activities
		00:26:30	General Case Activities
		00:34:11	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:07:15	General Case Activities
		00:15:25	General Case Activities
		00:30:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:46:45	Break
01:02:14	General Case Activities
01:08:25	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:20:10	Opening Statement	Chuang, Annie
01:40:27	General Case Activities
01:44:37	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:42	General Case Activities
		00:05:02	General Case Activities
		00:11:03	End of Session