Turner v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation case, Vivian Turner claims defendant tobacco company concealed the health risks of cigarettes, leading to her mother, Vivian Wilkinson's nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff

Phase 1 - $3,000,000.00
Phase 2 - $10,000,000.00

BREAKING UPDATE: $10M Punitive Verdict Boosts Award Against RJR to $13M in Fatal COPD Trial
Apr 22, 2016

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Turner, Vivian
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $13,000,000

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

Case Number: CACE07027976
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Negligence, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Turner, Vivian

Represented By:
Rosen, Eric (Kelley/Uustal)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Rosen, Eric
01:22:07	General Case Activities
01:28:33	Break
01:40:17	Opening Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
02:59:47	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:59:40	Break
01:15:09	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
01:40:10	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Gidel, Dr. Louis M.D.	Transcript Reading
02:51:25	General Case Activities
02:51:53	Break
02:59:51	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Johnston, James "Jim"	Video Recording
03:15:57	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Wilkins, William	In Person
00:03:10	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Wilkins, William	In Person
00:41:35	Break
00:52:16	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Turner, Vivian	In Person
01:28:02	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Turner, Vivian	In Person
02:25:16	General Case Activities
02:53:55	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Turner, Vivian	In Person
00:16:35	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Horrigan, Edward Jr.	Transcript Reading
00:23:56	Witness Direct Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Malloy, Keith	Transcript Reading
00:45:40	Break
00:48:33	General Case Activities
00:51:54	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

APR

PM Session

Other

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

APR

PM Session

Openings - Damages

16 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Closings - Damages

9 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

5 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Turner v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:17	Break
00:12:27	General Case Activities
00:14:54	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:37:32	General Case Activities
01:40:28	Break
01:47:53	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:17:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:25:52	Break
00:51:32	General Case Activities
00:55:32	Break
01:44:01	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:10:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:30	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:27:20	Break
01:41:54	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:24:20	General Case Activities
03:25:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:11	Break
00:14:34	General Case Activities	Rosen, Eric
00:21:26	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Wicks, Joseph	Video Recording
01:12:51	Break
01:20:59	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Wicks, Joseph	Video Recording
02:16:48	General Case Activities
02:18:19	Break
02:29:40	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Walsh, Barbara	Video Recording
03:07:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:57	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Walsh, Barbara	Video Recording
00:58:08	General Case Activities
00:59:00	Break
01:05:23	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Reid, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:50:53	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Reid, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:51:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Reid, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:59:07	General Case Activities
03:00:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:14	Witness Direct Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Barnett, Dr. Debra M.D.	In Person
01:31:34	Break
01:40:38	Witness Direct Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Barnett, Dr. Debra M.D.	In Person
02:35:16	Witness Cross Examination	Rosen, Eric	Barnett, Dr. Debra M.D.	In Person
03:08:41	General Case Activities
03:26:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:28:59	Break
00:48:48	General Case Activities
01:22:12	Closing Statement	Rosen, Eric
02:39:46	General Case Activities
02:42:33	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:04:38	End of Session
		00:01:33	General Case Activities
		00:03:38	General Case Activities

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:09:35	Break
		00:21:08	General Case Activities
		00:22:39	Break
		00:23:38	General Case Activities
		00:23:46	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:15	Reading of the Verdict
		00:07:04	General Case Activities
		00:22:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:23	General Case Activities
00:11:25	Opening Statement	Rosen, Eric
00:13:45	Closing Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
00:28:10	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Video Recording
00:41:20	General Case Activities	Rosen, Eric
00:43:07	Witness Direct Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	In Person
01:25:10	Break
01:35:08	Witness Direct Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	In Person
02:20:15	Witness Cross Examination	Rosen, Eric	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	In Person
02:48:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	In Person
02:53:45	General Case Activities
02:54:29	Break
03:00:10	General Case Activities
03:10:43	General Case Activities
03:11:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:06	Break
00:10:33	General Case Activities
00:14:17	General Case Activities
00:21:12	Closing Statement	Rosen, Eric
00:48:19	Closing Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
01:27:12	Closing Statement	Rosen, Eric
01:38:48	General Case Activities
01:46:32	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:52	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:02	General Case Activities
		00:07:53	General Case Activities
		00:08:35	End of Session