Sikes v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Summary

In this tobacco case, plaintiff seeks to recover damages over alleged smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Defense verdict

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Sikes, Steven
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Thomas Rebull
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2008-CA-000310
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Sikes, Steven

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:27	Opening Statement	Santisteban, Carlos
00:56:22	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Eaton, Douglas	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:01:18	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Antonio	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:45:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Salazar , Carlos	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
01:25:10	Break
01:33:12	Witness Direct Examination	Salazar , Carlos	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
02:48:26	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:10:01	Break
01:11:11	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:47:23	Break
02:01:34	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:40:51	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
00:30:15	Break
00:40:20	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:10:25	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
00:04:10	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:31:42	Break
01:40:10	Witness Direct Examination	Green, Philip	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:31:35	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Green, Philip	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
01:34:50	Break
01:48:10	Witness Direct Examination	Green, Philip	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
02:45:35	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

MAY

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

MAY

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Sikes v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:50	Opening Statement	Diaz, Richard
01:25:40	Break
01:35:20	Opening Statement	Lewis, Antonio
02:12:40	Opening Statement	Green, Philip
03:13:30	General Case Activities
03:16:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Eaton, Douglas	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
00:28:46	Witness Direct Examination	Santisteban, Carlos	Sikes, Steve	In Person
01:32:17	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Sikes, Steve	In Person
01:55:30	Break
02:05:36	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:29:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Santisteban, Carlos	Sikes, Steve	In Person
02:41:18	Break
02:55:35	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Freiburger, Janice	Transcript Reading
03:29:50	General Case Activities
03:40:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:30	Witness Direct Examination	Lewis, Antonio	Snyder, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:04:10	Break
02:13:30	Witness Direct Examination	Lewis, Antonio	Snyder, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:36:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:00	Witness Cross Examination	Eaton, Douglas	Snyder, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:50:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lewis, Antonio	Snyder, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:10:34	Break
02:22:30	General Case Activities
02:25:00	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:56:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:05	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:25:19	Witness Cross Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:08:50	Break
02:15:57	General Case Activities
02:20:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:33:35	Witness Direct Examination	Santisteban, Carlos	Brumm, Kimberly	Transcript Reading
03:02:22	Witness Direct Examination		Heimann, Robert	Video Recording
03:10:05	General Case Activities
03:12:50	General Case Activities
03:14:35	General Case Activities
03:19:10	Break
03:22:43	General Case Activities
04:07:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:19	Break
00:05:50	Witness Cross Examination	Diaz, Richard	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
02:09:04	Break
02:16:53	Witness Cross Examination	Diaz, Richard	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
03:14:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Green, Philip	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
03:38:35	General Case Activities
03:44:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:51	General Case Activities
00:32:46	Closing Statement	Diaz, Richard
00:57:41	Closing Statement	Eaton, Douglas
01:26:08	Closing Statement	Diaz, Richard
02:02:06	Break
02:07:46	Closing Statement	Diaz, Richard
02:32:36	Closing Statement	Lewis, Antonio
03:41:01	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:37	General Case Activities
		00:05:57	End of Session