Rutkowski v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation, plaintiffs claim defendant cigarette maker hid the dangers of smoking, causing nicotine addiction and disease.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $10,014,699.
Including $5,014,699.00 in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages.

Apportionment of fault:
R.J. Reynolds: 90%
Joseph Rutkowski: 10%

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff
Defense
Verdict: $10,014,699

Judge: Rex Barbas
Jurisdiction: 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Edgecomb Courthouse

Case Number: 2007-CA-014667
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:37	Opening Statement	Gustafson, James
01:14:49	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:24:26	Break
01:45:40	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:22:52	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:24:27	Break
01:52:23	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:17:28	Break
03:34:25	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:18:07	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:27:37	Break
01:42:06	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:52:47	Break
01:57:26	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:08:04	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Riddles, Kevin	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:32:39	Break
02:09:38	Witness Cross Examination	Riddles, Kevin	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:39:10	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:12:54	Break
01:41:36	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:55:59	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:55	Break
01:51:16	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:50:09	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JAN

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

JAN

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:14:09	Break
02:31:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:13:35	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Walker, John	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:30:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:46:11	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

JAN

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Openings - Damages

7 Chapters

JAN

PM Session

Defense Witness(es) - Damages

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, John	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:09:29	Break
01:30:27	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Garner, Charles	In Person
03:01:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Walker, John	Garner, Charles	In Person
03:29:01	General Case Activities
03:34:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Walker, John	Garner, Charles	In Person
03:37:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Garner, Charles	In Person
03:40:26	End of Session

PM Session

Closings - Damages

5 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

2 Chapters

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Rutkowski v. R.J. Reynolds

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:43	Witness Cross Examination	Riddles, Kevin	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:37	Break
01:49:33	Witness Cross Examination	Riddles, Kevin	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:42:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:49:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:12	Witness Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Soloway, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
01:48:32	Break
02:02:51	Witness Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Soloway, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
02:48:17	Break
02:55:25	Witness Cross Examination	Riddles, Kevin	Soloway, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
03:53:41	Break
03:58:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Soloway, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
04:08:10	General Case Activities
04:09:34	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:07:52	Break
		01:21:08	General Case Activities
		02:40:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:43	Witness Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Rutkowski, Joseph	In Person
01:04:33	Break
01:21:14	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Rutkowski, Joseph	In Person
02:57:06	Break
03:15:28	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Rutkowski, Joseph	In Person
03:21:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gustafson, James	Rutkowski, Joseph	In Person
03:40:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
01:59:59	Break
02:25:47	Closing Statement	Walker, John
03:52:04	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
04:07:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:49	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
00:15:49	Opening Statement	Walker, John
00:23:04	General Case Activities
00:58:16	Break
01:18:04	General Case Activities
01:19:00	End of Session