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.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Schlefstein, Leslie
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Daniel Casey
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

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

Plaintiff

Schlefstein, Leslie

Represented By:
Alvarez, Michael (Alvarez Law Firm)
Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra (Gordon & Doner PA)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Live Sessions

On Demand

Sessions are uploaded each evening and are available on demand the next morning

			Description	Start Time
		16m 32s	Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds 01/27/2026 PM (VERDICT) TIME TBD	11:41 AM EST

JAN

			Description	Start Time
		26m 15s	Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds 01/26/2026 PM (JURY QUESTION)	03:14 PM EST
		4h 31m 22s	Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds 01/26/2026 AM (CLOSINGS)	09:27 AM EST

JAN

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:51	Break
00:09:37	General Case Activities
00:10:29	Break
00:15:21	General Case Activities
00:40:37	Break
00:45:01	General Case Activities
00:45:56	Break
01:07:55	General Case Activities
01:20:41	Opening Statement	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra
02:21:11	Break
02:27:28	General Case Activities
02:32:03	Opening Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
03:29:24	General Case Activities
03:30:18	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
01:37:03	Break
01:48:55	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
02:36:33	Witness Cross Examination	Price, Patrick	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
03:03:56	General Case Activities
03:34:18	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Live Sessions

On Demand

Sessions

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CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:35	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:17:15	Break
01:26:18	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:29:35	General Case Activities
02:30:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:35:12	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:03:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:06	Break
00:29:42	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:47:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:24:29	Break
01:35:20	Witness Cross Examination	Price, Patrick	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:32:09	General Case Activities
03:36:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:10	Break
00:12:28	General Case Activities
00:18:55	Break
00:55:10	Witness Cross Examination	Price, Patrick	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:35:50	Witness Direct Examination		Demarco, Robert		Transcript Reading
02:42:46	Witness Direct Examination		Schindler, Andrew		Transcript Reading
02:48:17	General Case Activities
02:50:35	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:03	Break
00:10:15	General Case Activities
00:14:03	Witness Direct Examination	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
00:30:53	Witness Direct Examination	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:56:18	General Case Activities
01:59:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:48	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
01:49:38	Break
02:01:33	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
02:58:40	General Case Activities
03:00:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:58	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
00:35:39	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
01:43:14	Break
01:52:03	General Case Activities
01:57:41	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
03:12:27	General Case Activities
03:16:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:00	Break
00:12:56	General Case Activities
00:15:12	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
00:38:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
01:43:00	General Case Activities		Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
01:45:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
01:47:06	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ford, Cory	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
01:48:32	Break
02:00:10	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
03:13:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:26	Break
00:11:48	Witness Cross Examination	Price, Patrick	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
00:52:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
01:07:19	General Case Activities		Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
01:20:11	General Case Activities
01:21:37	Break
01:26:48	General Case Activities
02:23:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:01	Break
00:02:44	General Case Activities
00:04:09	Witness Direct Examination		Johnston, James "Jim"	Transcript Reading
00:19:54	Witness Direct Examination		Johnston, Donald	Transcript Reading
00:36:09	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Quinn, April	Transcript Reading
02:12:04	Break
02:24:44	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Schlefstein , Jill	Transcript Reading
04:22:39	General Case Activities
04:23:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:00	Break
00:51:21	General Case Activities
01:03:10	Break
01:08:21	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Schlefstein, Leslie	In Person
04:06:30	General Case Activities
04:07:01	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:17:27	Break
		00:50:57	General Case Activities
		01:04:32	General Case Activities
		01:06:54	End of Session