Tognoli v. Philip Morris USA

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco suit, plaintiff Stephen Tognoli claims Philip Morris USA concealed the dangers of smoking, which led to Lynda Tognoli's nicotine addiction and smoking-related illness.

Outcome

Verdict for Plaintiff

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Tognoli, Stephen
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $1,050,000

Judge: John Murphy
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: 2008-CV-045898
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Negligence, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Tognoli, Stephen

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:21	Opening Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
01:09:37	Break
01:30:51	General Case Activities
01:31:46	Opening Statement	Fasi, Joseph
02:43:00	General Case Activities
02:43:39	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

17 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

2 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:02	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:21:09	Break
01:42:34	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:44:19	Break
02:50:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:05:26	General Case Activities
03:15:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:21	Break
00:47:34	General Case Activities
00:52:15	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Tognoli, Dawn	In Person
01:08:51	Break
01:14:03	Witness Cross Examination	Wunderli, John	Tognoli, Dawn	In Person
00:30:08	General Case Activities
00:36:09	Break
01:34:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Tognoli, Dawn	In Person
01:38:29	Witness Direct Examination	Sperando, Maria	Tognoli, Lorenzo	In Person
02:09:06	Break
02:24:29	Witness Cross Examination	Wunderli, John	Tognoli, Lorenzo	In Person
02:42:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sperando, Maria	Tognoli, Lorenzo	In Person
02:52:20	General Case Activities		Tognoli, Lorenzo	In Person
02:54:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sperando, Maria	Tognoli, Lorenzo	In Person
02:57:30	Witness Direct Examination		Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:31:34	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:43	Witness Direct Examination	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:12:55	Break
01:24:25	Witness Direct Examination	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:11:02	End of Session
03:25:05	General Case Activities
03:29:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:19	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
01:28:52	Break
01:40:16	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
02:16:28	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
02:53:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:12	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Tognoli, Steven	In Person
00:29:29	Break
00:36:19	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Tognoli, Steven	In Person
01:27:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Tognoli, Steven	In Person
01:35:25	General Case Activities		Tognoli, Steven	In Person
01:36:22	Break
01:42:39	General Case Activities
01:46:50	General Case Activities	Rosenblum, Randy
01:49:40	Witness Direct Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
02:54:31	General Case Activities
02:59:01	End of Session

Tognoli v. Philip Morris USA

Summary

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Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:39	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:42:23	Break
01:53:47	General Case Activities
01:59:36	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:27:45	General Case Activities
03:31:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:37	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:40:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:20:38	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:46:38	General Case Activities
01:52:37	Break
02:05:53	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:46:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:17	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:05:21	General Case Activities
01:07:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:24	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:30:59	General Case Activities
01:37:46	Break
01:48:06	General Case Activities
01:51:00	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:11:39	General Case Activities
03:39:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:04	Witness Direct Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
00:40:42	Witness Cross Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
01:45:48	Break
02:04:22	General Case Activities
02:09:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:56	Witness Cross Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
00:20:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
00:22:03	General Case Activities
00:31:52	Break
00:36:58	General Case Activities
00:42:55	Witness Direct Examination		Tognoli, Lorenzo	Transcript Reading
00:46:17	Break
00:48:42	General Case Activities
01:17:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:46:20	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
02:06:37	Break
02:16:19	General Case Activities
02:17:49	Closing Statement	Fasi, Joseph
03:52:25	Break
03:58:29	General Case Activities
04:09:03	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
04:17:50	General Case Activities
04:33:19	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:06	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:40	General Case Activities
		00:06:37	End of Session