Rounds v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation trial, Janice Rounds claims defendant tobacco companies concealed the dangers of cigarettes, which caused a smoking-related disease in Terrance Rounds.

Outcome

Verdict for the Defense

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Rounds, Janice
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Dennis Craig
Jurisdiction: 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Volusia County Courthouse Annex (City Island)

Case Number: 2013-32607-CICI
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Negligence, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Rounds, Janice

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:17	General Case Activities
00:13:52	Break
00:28:15	General Case Activities
00:35:44	General Case Activities
00:53:30	Opening Statement	Wichmann, William
02:07:07	General Case Activities
02:07:55	Break
02:24:01	Opening Statement	Wichmann, William
02:51:50	General Case Activities
02:53:18	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:17	Break
01:36:58	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:39:30	Witness Cross Examination	Parker, Stephanie	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:39:40	Break
02:39:40	Witness Cross Examination	Parker, Stephanie	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:28:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:38:28	General Case Activities
03:41:00	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:31:50	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:28:34	Witness Cross Examination	Harrison, Bradley	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:50:00	Break
02:08:54	General Case Activities
02:12:05	Witness Cross Examination	Harrison, Bradley	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:37:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:17:01	General Case Activities
04:10:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:48	Witness Direct Examination	Payne, Brian	Gunther, Nancy	Transcript Reading
01:15:25	Witness Direct Examination	Payne, Brian	Norman, Arthur	In Person
01:37:30	Break
01:54:32	General Case Activities
01:55:44	Witness Direct Examination	Payne, Brian	Norman, Arthur	In Person
02:28:12	Witness Cross Examination	Fiorta , Timothy	Norman, Arthur	In Person
02:48:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Payne, Brian	Norman, Arthur	In Person
02:58:30	General Case Activities
03:02:19	End of Session

Rounds v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:23	Opening Statement	Parker, Stephanie
01:10:25	Break
01:24:32	General Case Activities
02:40:41	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:09	General Case Activities
00:14:36	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:32:35	General Case Activities
01:33:39	Break
01:48:49	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:59:50	General Case Activities
03:01:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:42	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:21:33	Break
01:36:37	General Case Activities
01:38:23	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:24:50	General Case Activities
02:26:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:02	Witness Cross Examination	Harrison, Bradley	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:32:40	Break
01:46:56	Witness Cross Examination	Harrison, Bradley	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:05:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:17:57	General Case Activities
03:18:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:12	Witness Direct Examination	Millard, Mark	Cromartie , Dr. Robert III, M.D.	In Person
01:35:06	General Case Activities
01:37:20	Break
01:54:29	Witness Cross Examination	Fiorta , Timothy	Cromartie , Dr. Robert III, M.D.	In Person
02:21:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Millard, Mark	Cromartie , Dr. Robert III, M.D.	In Person
02:34:35	General Case Activities
02:36:42	Break
02:42:24	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:19:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:20	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:27:15	Break
01:51:38	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:06:52	General Case Activities
03:09:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:42	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:03	Break
01:43:59	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:00:00	General Case Activities
03:00:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:59	Witness Direct Examination	Payne, Brian	Norman, Edmund	In Person
00:55:04	Witness Cross Examination	Harrison, Bradley	Norman, Edmund	In Person
01:37:06	General Case Activities
01:38:02	Break
01:59:44	General Case Activities
02:05:44	Witness Direct Examination	Payne, Brian	Allen, Nicole	In Person
02:50:59	Witness Cross Examination	Fiorta , Timothy	Allen, Nicole	In Person
03:05:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Payne, Brian	Allen, Nicole	In Person
03:09:39	General Case Activities
03:15:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:11	General Case Activities
00:21:53	Witness Direct Examination	Payne, Brian	Norman, Evelyn	Transcript Reading
01:21:19	Break
01:38:58	General Case Activities
01:40:11	Witness Direct Examination	Millard, Mark	Rounds, Janice	In Person
02:49:42	General Case Activities
02:58:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:09	Witness Cross Examination	Parker, Stephanie	Rounds, Janice	In Person
01:11:14	General Case Activities
01:12:15	Break
01:26:55	Witness Cross Examination	Parker, Stephanie	Rounds, Janice	In Person
02:00:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Millard, Mark	Rounds, Janice	In Person
02:04:32	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Parker, Stephanie	Rounds, Janice	In Person
02:11:09	General Case Activities
02:11:53	Break
02:11:53	General Case Activities
03:02:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:22:52	General Case Activities
00:24:10	General Case Activities
00:26:34	Witness Direct Examination	Harrison, Bradley	DeLucia, Carolyn	Transcript Reading
01:05:22	General Case Activities
01:17:08	Break
01:32:00	General Case Activities
01:42:21	General Case Activities
02:02:18	Closing Statement	Wichmann, William
03:18:44	General Case Activities
03:19:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:25	Closing Statement	Parker, Stephanie
01:27:45	Break
01:37:38	Closing Statement	Wichmann, William
01:54:56	General Case Activities
02:06:31	General Case Activities
02:08:10	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:17	General Case Activities
		00:05:56	General Case Activities
		00:08:06	End of Session