Shadd v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

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

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Percentage of fault:

Ralph Shadd - 95%
RJ Reynolds - 5%

Jury Awards Nothing to Smoker's Widow in Trial Against RJR, Despite Finding Cigarettes Caused Smoker's Death
Apr 27, 2017

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Shadd, Doris
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Meenu Sasser
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 2008CA038631
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Shadd, Doris

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Bassett, W. Randall (King & Spalding, LLP)
Green, Philip (King & Spalding, LLP)
Franklin, Harold (King & Spalding, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:08	Break
00:23:35	Opening Statement	Bass, T. Hardee
02:07:15	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Briggs, Laurie	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
		01:46:14	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:20:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Briggs, Laurie	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:08:08	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Scarola, John "Jack"	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
00:51:16	General Case Activities
00:53:38	Break
01:15:57	Witness Direct Examination	Scarola, John "Jack"	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
01:55:22	Break
02:03:20	Witness Cross Examination	Franklin, Harold	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
03:03:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Scarola, John "Jack"	Civantos, Dr. Francisco M.D.	In Person
03:16:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:50:08	Break
01:03:05	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:07:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:57:06	General Case Activities
02:03:05	General Case Activities		Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:08:56	Witness Direct Examination	Briggs, Laurie	Shadd, Donna	In Person
02:39:31	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Shadd, Donna	In Person
03:03:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Briggs, Laurie	Shadd, Donna	In Person
03:05:00	General Case Activities
03:13:00	Break
03:24:04	Witness Direct Examination	Scarola, John "Jack"	Shadd, Daniel	Transcript Reading
03:36:02	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
00:09:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Green, Philip	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
00:23:55	General Case Activities
00:32:11	General Case Activities		Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
00:43:58	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Herkov, Dr. Michael Ph.D.	In Person
01:54:00	Break
02:16:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Herkov, Dr. Michael Ph.D.	In Person
02:29:27	General Case Activities	Green, Philip	Herkov, Dr. Michael Ph.D.	In Person
02:51:30	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Herkov, Dr. Michael Ph.D.	In Person
03:18:20	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Herkov, Dr. Michael Ph.D.	In Person
03:55:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Herkov, Dr. Michael Ph.D.	In Person
04:01:25	General Case Activities
04:16:33	Break
04:35:30	General Case Activities
04:54:02	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

APR

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

7 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Shadd v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:30:50	Opening Statement	Bassett, W. Randall
02:13:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:08	Witness Direct Examination	Briggs, Laurie	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:37:02	Break
01:54:19	General Case Activities
01:54:54	Break
02:01:07	Witness Direct Examination	Briggs, Laurie	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:35:32	General Case Activities
03:36:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:39	Break
00:08:09	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:22:35	Break
02:45:58	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:10:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:04:24	Break
01:32:16	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:04:43	General Case Activities
02:06:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:57	Witness Direct Examination	Scarola, John "Jack"	Shadd, Doris	In Person
00:26:23	Break
00:39:10	General Case Activities
00:43:21	Witness Direct Examination	Scarola, John "Jack"	Shadd, Doris	In Person
01:18:32	Break
01:26:47	General Case Activities
01:31:19	Witness Direct Examination	Scarola, John "Jack"	Shadd, Doris	In Person
01:56:48	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Shadd, Doris	In Person
02:29:16	Break
02:43:52	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Shadd, Doris	In Person
03:17:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:56	General Case Activities
00:15:43	General Case Activities	Bass, T. Hardee
00:18:35	General Case Activities	Scarola, John "Jack"
00:24:12	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Gore, Dr. Margaret M.D.	In Person
01:31:21	Break
01:53:32	General Case Activities
01:56:06	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Gore, Dr. Margaret M.D.	In Person
03:09:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:22:07	Witness Direct Examination	Green, Philip	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
01:24:57	Break
01:34:59	General Case Activities
01:45:18	Witness Direct Examination	Green, Philip	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
02:57:05	Break
03:07:41	Witness Direct Examination	Green, Philip	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
03:24:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:28:36	Break
00:32:36	General Case Activities
00:41:20	General Case Activities
01:14:04	Closing Statement	Briggs, Laurie
02:25:13	Closing Statement	Scarola, John "Jack"
02:44:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:43	Closing Statement	Bassett, W. Randall
02:02:43	Break
02:09:23	Closing Statement	Scarola, John "Jack"
02:57:25	General Case Activities
03:07:17	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:40	General Case Activities
		00:05:58	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:06:02	General Case Activities
		00:12:19	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:12	General Case Activities
		00:05:12	General Case Activities
		00:10:55	Break
		00:27:15	General Case Activities
		00:29:54	General Case Activities
		00:35:16	End of Session