Robert A Wilcox v. R J Reynolds Tobacco Co, et al

Summary

In this Engle progeny lawsuit, plaintiff, a surviving child of Cleston Roy Wilcox, alleges that his father contracted lung cancer and ultimately died due to his smoking addiction. Plaintiff claims that the defendant tobacco company is responsible for his father's smoking-related illness and death.

Outcome

Fault: Wilcox-30%, RJ Reynolds-70%

Compensatory damages: $7,000,000.00
Punitive Damages: $8,500,000.00

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Wilcox, Robert
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $15,500,000

Judge: Norma Lindsey
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2010-45462-CA-01
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Wilcox, Robert

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

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

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:40:13	Opening Statement	Gustafson, James
02:14:25	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Openings - Damages

11 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es) - Damages

14 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:46	Break
00:22:21	Witness Direct Examination	Sales, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:47:55	General Case Activities
01:48:52	Break
01:57:05	General Case Activities
02:03:28	Witness Direct Examination	Sales, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:09:04	General Case Activities
04:10:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:28:33	Witness Direct Examination	Sales, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:59	Break
01:41:29	Witness Direct Examination	Sales, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:49:45	Break
02:59:03	General Case Activities
03:13:25	Witness Direct Examination	Sales, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:00:42	General Case Activities
04:19:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:31:06	General Case Activities
00:34:00	Witness Direct Examination	Sales, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:13:27	General Case Activities
01:45:15	Break
01:56:29	Witness Direct Examination	Sales, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:36:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:48	Witness Direct Examination	Sales, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:14:37	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:59:46	Break
01:11:53	General Case Activities
01:14:18	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:11:48	Break
02:22:17	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:12:30	Break
03:34:56	General Case Activities
03:36:42	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:42:18	General Case Activities
05:00:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:58	Break
00:25:13	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:49:55	Break
02:15:39	General Case Activities
02:18:38	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:51:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sales, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:53:05	General Case Activities
03:54:56	End of Session

Robert A Wilcox v. R J Reynolds Tobacco Co, et al

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:52	Opening Statement	Henninger, Ursula
01:44:10	Break
01:59:01	General Case Activities
02:40:55	General Case Activities	Sales, David
03:20:20	General Case Activities
03:32:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:22:44	Break
00:27:34	General Case Activities	Sales, David
01:07:01	General Case Activities
01:18:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:34	Break
00:10:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sales, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:21:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:28:49	General Case Activities	Sales, David
00:30:23	Witness Direct Examination	Barnhart, Gregory	Wilcox, Michael	In Person
01:37:27	Witness Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Wilcox, Michael	In Person
02:23:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Barnhart, Gregory	Wilcox, Michael	In Person
02:33:56	General Case Activities
02:36:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:32	Witness Direct Examination	Barnhart, Gregory	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:39:07	Break
02:05:48	Witness Direct Examination	Barnhart, Gregory	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
03:03:25	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
03:39:17	General Case Activities
03:43:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:58	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
00:52:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Barnhart, Gregory	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:13:45	General Case Activities
01:15:32	Witness Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Brooks, Dr. Lawrence M.D.	In Person
01:58:18	General Case Activities
02:03:59	Break
02:19:32	General Case Activities
02:24:51	Witness Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Brooks, Dr. Lawrence M.D.	In Person
02:54:06	Witness Cross Examination	Barnhart, Gregory	Brooks, Dr. Lawrence M.D.	In Person
03:41:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Brooks, Dr. Lawrence M.D.	In Person
03:58:14	General Case Activities
04:14:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:24	General Case Activities	Gustafson, James	Barrio, Dr. Juan	In Person
00:24:02	General Case Activities	Bayuk, Frank	Barrio, Dr. Juan	In Person
00:42:47	General Case Activities
00:53:46	Break
01:03:35	General Case Activities
01:06:44	Witness Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Barrio, Dr. Juan	In Person
01:58:18	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Barrio, Dr. Juan	In Person
02:40:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Barrio, Dr. Juan	In Person
02:53:06	Witness Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Wasilewski, Joseph	In Person
03:12:48	General Case Activities
03:15:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:25	Witness Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Wasilewski, Joseph	In Person
00:16:06	Witness Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Wasilewski, Joseph	In Person
00:42:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Wasilewski, Joseph	In Person
00:57:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Wasilewski, Joseph	In Person
00:58:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Wasilewski, Joseph	In Person
01:00:51	Witness Direct Examination		Abernathy, Wayne	Transcript Reading
01:55:43	General Case Activities
01:56:21	Break
02:17:03	General Case Activities
02:19:07	Witness Direct Examination	Barnhart, Gregory	Wilcox, Lt. Robert	In Person
03:29:33	Break
03:39:19	Witness Direct Examination	Barnhart, Gregory	Wilcox, Lt. Robert	In Person
03:44:42	General Case Activities
03:49:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:00	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Wilcox, Lt. Robert	In Person
01:21:38	Break
01:36:18	General Case Activities
01:54:45	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Wilcox, Lt. Robert	In Person
01:55:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Barnhart, Gregory	Wilcox, Lt. Robert	In Person
02:12:18	General Case Activities		Wilcox, Lt. Robert	In Person
02:16:42	Witness Direct Examination	Sales, David	Herkov, Dr. Michael Ph.D.	In Person
03:55:42	General Case Activities
03:56:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:35	Witness Direct Examination	Sales, David	Herkov, Dr. Michael Ph.D.	In Person
01:08:40	Witness Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Herkov, Dr. Michael Ph.D.	In Person
01:42:43	General Case Activities
01:52:50	Break
02:07:30	General Case Activities
02:10:14	Witness Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Herkov, Dr. Michael Ph.D.	In Person
03:22:57	Break
03:40:07	General Case Activities
03:44:57	Witness Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Herkov, Dr. Michael Ph.D.	In Person
04:10:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sales, David	Herkov, Dr. Michael Ph.D.	In Person
04:24:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Herkov, Dr. Michael Ph.D.	In Person
04:28:05	General Case Activities
04:29:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:30:36	Break
01:56:15	Witness Direct Examination	Barnhart, Gregory	Wilcox, Lorraine	In Person
02:34:02	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Wilcox, Lorraine	In Person
03:01:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:22	General Case Activities	Sales, David
00:31:10	Witness Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Abramson, Dr. Jack MD, FAPA	In Person
01:18:09	Break
01:31:32	Witness Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Abramson, Dr. Jack MD, FAPA	In Person
02:28:08	Witness Cross Examination	Sales, David	Abramson, Dr. Jack MD, FAPA	In Person
02:44:47	Break
02:55:35	Witness Cross Examination	Sales, David	Abramson, Dr. Jack MD, FAPA	In Person
03:36:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:40	Witness Cross Examination	Sales, David	Abramson, Dr. Jack MD, FAPA	In Person
00:46:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Abramson, Dr. Jack MD, FAPA	In Person
00:59:36	End of Session
01:19:23	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Bennett, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
02:45:33	Break
03:03:48	General Case Activities
03:03:48	General Case Activities
03:07:46	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Bennett, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
03:24:49	General Case Activities
03:46:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:20	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Bennett, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
01:08:18	Break
01:18:37	General Case Activities
01:26:40	Witness Cross Examination	Barnhart, Gregory	Bennett, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
02:53:09	General Case Activities
02:56:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Bennett, Dr. Thomas M.D.	In Person
03:14:52	Break
03:38:06	General Case Activities
03:40:22	Witness Direct Examination	Barnhart, Gregory	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
03:45:47	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
03:56:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Barnhart, Gregory	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
04:03:09	General Case Activities
04:16:30	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:05	Witness Direct Examination	Strauss, Dr. Gary	Transcript Reading
00:12:26	General Case Activities
02:20:41	Break
02:24:23	General Case Activities
02:56:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:34:05	Closing Statement	Gustafson, James
01:57:43	Break
02:10:50	Closing Statement	Barnhart, Gregory
02:42:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:21	Closing Statement	Bayuk, Frank
01:04:17	Break
01:13:51	General Case Activities
01:16:25	Closing Statement	Henninger, Ursula
02:43:54	Break
02:54:44	Closing Statement	Sales, David
03:35:03	General Case Activities
03:47:39	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:29	Reading of the Verdict
		00:05:04	General Case Activities
		00:19:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:07:12	Break
01:16:50	General Case Activities
01:22:52	Break
01:35:00	General Case Activities
01:40:21	Opening Statement	Sales, David
01:54:50	Opening Statement	Henninger, Ursula
02:12:00	General Case Activities
02:16:28	Break
02:50:00	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	In Person
03:55:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:01	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	In Person
01:07:11	Break
01:19:40	General Case Activities
01:22:39	Witness Cross Examination	Sales, David	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	In Person
02:13:28	General Case Activities		Borgerding, Dr. Michael	In Person
02:17:30	General Case Activities
02:24:01	Break
02:45:39	General Case Activities
02:47:14	Closing Statement	Barnhart, Gregory
03:06:12	Closing Statement	Bayuk, Frank
03:58:27	Closing Statement	Gustafson, James
04:03:37	General Case Activities
04:10:37	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:54	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:38	General Case Activities
		00:05:06	End of Session