Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease were caused by defendant's concealment of smoking's dangers.

Outcome

PUNITIVE DAMAGES - $27,799,999.99

PHASE 1 COMPENSATORY DAMAGES
Total: $13,965,000.00

Medical Expenses: 465,000.00
Pain and Suffering: 13,500,000.00

PHASE 2 PUNITIVE DAMAGES
Total: 27,799,999.99

Lies, Addiction Led to Smoker's Lung Transplant, Atty Argues as Trial Opens Against R.J. Reynolds
Jan 19, 2018

BREAKING: RJR Thumped with $14M Verdict & Possible Punitives for COPD that Forced Lung Transplant
Feb 2, 2018

$41.7M Award Against RJR for Smoker's COPD One of Largest Engle Tobacco Verdicts in Three Years
Feb 7, 2018

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Schlefstein, Dawn
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $41,765,000

Judge: Mily Powell
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: 2008-CV-022558
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Schlefstein, Dawn

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:37	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
01:09:37	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:20:58	Break
01:43:01	Opening Statement	Persons, W. Ray
02:25:01	Opening Statement	Lehman, Kathryn
03:27:32	General Case Activities
03:31:34	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:17:44	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:46	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:19:00	Break
01:37:44	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:39:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:10:07	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:26:18	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Kradin, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:02:25	Break
01:13:47	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Kradin, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:44:06	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Kradin, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
00:02:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Kradin, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
00:09:57	General Case Activities
00:17:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Kradin, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
00:19:44	General Case Activities		Kradin, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:07:44	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Scott, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
02:02:35	Break
02:21:53	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Scott, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
03:10:39	General Case Activities
03:13:42	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Scott, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
01:22:08	Break
02:01:56	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Scott, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
02:08:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Scott, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
02:34:46	General Case Activities		Scott, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
03:19:53	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:44:56	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:18	Break
01:59:25	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
02:49:48	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
03:13:14	General Case Activities		Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
03:31:58	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Schlefstein, Leslie	In Person
00:02:00	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Schlefstein, Leslie	In Person
00:54:22	Break
01:15:27	General Case Activities
01:20:43	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Schlefstein, Leslie	In Person
01:20:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Schlefstein, Leslie	In Person
01:27:18	Witness Direct Examination		Johnston, Donald	Transcript Reading
01:58:45	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:21:22	General Case Activities
03:37:44	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
00:46:39	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
01:48:36	Break
02:04:23	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
03:11:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
03:15:37	General Case Activities		Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
03:17:32	General Case Activities
03:30:26	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

FEB

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

PM Session

Openings - Damages

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Defense Witness(es) - Damages

11 Chapters

PM Session

Closings - Damages

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:06	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:42	Break
01:51:51	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Other
03:06:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:34	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:36:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:22	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Scott, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
01:10:53	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Scott, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
01:18:28	Break
01:28:26	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Scott, Dr. Ronald M.D.	In Person
01:36:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:57:19	Break
01:19:40	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:00	Witness Direct Examination		Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
00:41:08	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Schlefstein, Leslie	In Person
01:31:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:33:26	Break
00:41:43	General Case Activities
01:59:29	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
02:08:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:31:56	Break
00:37:53	General Case Activities
00:55:01	Break
01:08:22	General Case Activities
01:11:13	General Case Activities
01:35:50	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
03:03:34	General Case Activities
03:05:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:19	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
00:26:52	Break
00:32:28	General Case Activities
01:09:15	Break
01:18:22	General Case Activities
01:25:14	Break
01:28:25	Closing Statement	Lehman, Kathryn
01:48:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:06	Closing Statement	Lehman, Kathryn
00:45:35	Closing Statement	Persons, W. Ray
01:41:21	Break
02:02:01	General Case Activities
02:07:12	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
02:16:04	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
02:22:32	General Case Activities
02:41:43	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:01	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:49	General Case Activities
		00:10:41	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:47	Break
00:22:46	General Case Activities
00:27:35	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
00:40:54	Opening Statement	Persons, W. Ray
00:54:00	General Case Activities
00:55:39	Break
01:07:39	General Case Activities
01:09:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:51	Break
00:19:55	Witness Direct Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Potts, Dr. Ryan Ph.D.	In Person
01:09:39	Break
01:19:22	General Case Activities
01:48:32	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Potts, Dr. Ryan Ph.D.	In Person
02:31:17	General Case Activities
02:36:24	Break
02:44:17	General Case Activities		Potts, Dr. Ryan Ph.D.	In Person
02:52:14	General Case Activities
02:56:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:28	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
00:26:20	Closing Statement	Lehman, Kathryn
01:04:22	Break
01:15:49	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
01:32:28	General Case Activities
01:39:25	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:48	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:38	General Case Activities
		00:02:42	End of Session