Fontaine v. Philip Morris

Summary

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

Outcome

Verdict for the plaintiff against defendant Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict for defendant Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.

Total damages: $1.008 billion.
Including $8.014 million in compensatory damages and $1 billion in punitive damages.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Fontaine, Armand
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $1,008,000,014

Judge: Shannon Frison
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex County
Court: Middlesex County Superior Court

Case Number: 2081-CV-00169
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Fontaine, Armand

Represented By:
Rosenblum, Randy (Dolan Dobrinsky Rosenblum, LLP)
Donovan, Kevin (Rubenstein Law)

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Davis, Stanley (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Calderon, M. Katie (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:34:00	Opening Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
01:01:45	Opening Statement	Davis, Stanley
01:34:48	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:15:20	Break
02:30:59	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:29:42	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
		02:01:03	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:50:58	Break
01:07:08	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:12:35	Break
02:30:03	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:42:15	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
		02:09:20	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:20:58	Break
01:34:43	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:11:30	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
		01:54:35	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
		01:37:06	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:23:06	General Case Activities
00:25:07	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:43:12	Break
02:01:24	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:40:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:31:48	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:17:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:57:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:17:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:30:26	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:43:20	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:28:42	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:36:37	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:18:48	Break
02:41:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:59:55	Witness Cross Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:54:54	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:02:00	Witness Cross Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:31:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:51:06	General Case Activities		Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:00:46	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Wilson, Michele	In Person
02:22:43	General Case Activities
02:24:35	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Wilson, Michele	Video Recording
00:20:25	Witness Direct Examination	Donovan, Kevin	Fagan, John	In Person
00:43:43	Witness Cross Examination	Calderon, M. Katie	Fagan, John	In Person
01:09:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Donovan, Kevin	Fagan, John	In Person
01:25:25	General Case Activities		Fagan, John	In Person
01:28:03	Break
01:44:25	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Bible, Geoffrey	Video Recording
01:56:45	Witness Direct Examination	Donovan, Kevin	Fontaine, Bryan	In Person
02:25:03	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Fontaine, Bryan	In Person
03:38:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Donovan, Kevin	Fontaine, Bryan	In Person
03:50:43	General Case Activities		Fontaine, Bryan	In Person
03:51:43	General Case Activities
03:56:45	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Morgan, James	Video Recording
00:38:31	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Fontaine, Armand	In Person
01:42:00	Break
01:58:08	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Fontaine, Armand	In Person
03:11:08	Break
03:26:15	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Fontaine, Armand	In Person
03:50:00	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Fontaine, Armand	In Person
00:48:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Fontaine, Armand	In Person
01:02:04	General Case Activities		Fontaine, Armand	In Person
01:18:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Fontaine, Armand	In Person
01:20:34	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Simmons, Neil	Video Recording
01:58:49	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
01:18:31	Break
01:33:25	Witness Cross Examination	Calderon, M. Katie	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
02:51:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
02:57:11	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Calderon, M. Katie	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
02:59:10	Break
03:10:46	Witness Direct Examination	Donovan, Kevin	Fontaine, Megan	In Person
03:38:21	Break
03:57:28	General Case Activities		Fontaine, Megan	In Person
03:59:58	General Case Activities		Fontaine, Megan	In Person
04:03:08	General Case Activities	Rosenblum, Randy
04:13:56	Witness Direct Examination	Calderon, M. Katie	Coutinho, John	Transcript Reading
04:43:36	Witness Cross Examination	Donovan, Kevin	Coutinho, John	Transcript Reading
04:52:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Calderon, M. Katie	Coutinho, John	Transcript Reading
04:56:13	General Case Activities
04:59:36	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:15:57	Witness Cross Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:10:35	Break
01:19:23	Witness Cross Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:12:47	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:24:35	Witness Cross Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:41:15	Break
01:58:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:29:35	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:50:50	General Case Activities		Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:11:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:15:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:16:05	Break
03:27:40	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, Stanley	Vavreck, Lynn	In Person
04:03:10	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:27:52	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, Stanley	Vavreck, Lynn	In Person
01:10:17	Witness Cross Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Vavreck, Lynn	In Person
02:13:52	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

SEP

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

SEP

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Fontaine v. Philip Morris

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:08	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:02:30	Break
01:16:50	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:02:14	Witness Cross Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:48:43	Break
02:57:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
03:18:00	General Case Activities
03:20:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:13:35	General Case Activities
00:15:24	Witness Direct Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:10:00	Break
02:33:54	Witness Direct Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:54:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:34:07	Witness Cross Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Vavreck, Lynn	In Person
01:12:42	General Case Activities		Vavreck, Lynn	In Person
01:24:37	General Case Activities
01:27:46	General Case Activities
01:32:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:17:35	General Case Activities	Voss, Jennifer
00:19:56	General Case Activities
01:17:00	Break
01:31:00	Closing Statement	Davis, Stanley
01:48:30	Closing Statement	Voss, Jennifer
02:48:32	Closing Statement	Davis, Stanley
03:25:05	Break
03:44:12	Closing Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
05:26:18	Break
05:35:00	General Case Activities
05:53:30	End of Session