Warrick v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff Norma Warrick (Personal representative of the estate of Eveline Warrick) alleged R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. of fraudulent concealment of dangers of smoking cigarettes manufactured by the company, which led Mrs. Eveline Warrick to get addicted to smoking at age 13 in 1949. The plaintiff also alleged the company of manufacturing defective cigarettes, which caused Mrs. Warrick chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 1991, and she eventually quit smoking in 2001. Nonetheless, lung cancer was diagnosed in 2009, and Mrs. Warrick died in February, 2010.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney Robert Sheilds. The defendant in this case, R.J. Reynolds was represented by attorney Kenneth Reilly.

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Outcome

Verdict for defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff
Defense

Judge: Tyrie Boyer
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Duval County Courthouse (Seagate Mall Annex)

Case Number: 16-2007-CA-11654
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Toxic Torts, Products Liability, Negligence, Tort Law

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Openings

13 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:22:50	General Case Activities
		00:24:50	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:16:20	General Case Activities
		00:16:30	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

18 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:14:45	General Case Activities
00:15:55	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Warrick, Norma	In Person
00:54:08	General Case Activities
01:00:05	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Warrick, Norma	In Person
01:02:50	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Warrick, Norma	In Person
01:11:45	General Case Activities
01:17:45	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Warrick, Norma	In Person
01:25:52	General Case Activities
01:26:45	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Warrick, Norma	In Person
01:29:55	Witness Cross Examination	Engram, Jonathan	Warrick, Norma	In Person
01:31:00	General Case Activities
01:33:38	Witness Cross Examination	Engram, Jonathan	Warrick, Norma	In Person
01:34:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Warrick, Norma	In Person
01:36:00	Break
02:17:18	Witness Direct Examination		Warrick, Evaline	Video Recording
02:53:00	General Case Activities
03:02:54	Witness Direct Examination		Warrick, Evaline	Video Recording
04:11:05	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:12:30	General Case Activities
00:12:45	Witness Direct Examination		Warrick, Evaline	Video Recording
01:41:37	Break
02:08:25	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Bagnoli, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
02:44:00	Witness Cross Examination	Engram, Jonathan	Bagnoli, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
03:20:15	Break
03:29:20	Witness Cross Examination	Bradford, Dana	Bagnoli, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
04:06:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Bagnoli, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
04:16:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bradford, Dana	Bagnoli, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
04:18:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Bagnoli, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
04:21:20	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:47:40	General Case Activities
00:50:15	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Nurani, Dr. Rizwan	Video Recording
01:00:48	Witness Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
01:47:15	Break
01:57:40	Witness Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
02:16:50	General Case Activities
02:20:55	Witness Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
02:47:50	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

21 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:18:15	General Case Activities
00:18:28	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
00:42:30	General Case Activities
00:49:15	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:19:45	General Case Activities
01:39:13	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:45:15	General Case Activities
01:48:20	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
02:23:45	Break
02:34:58	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
03:30:40	Break
03:40:25	Witness Cross Examination	Latham, William	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
04:13:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
04:16:45	General Case Activities
04:23:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
04:35:50	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:25:00	General Case Activities
00:26:00	Witness Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Spruance, Gilbert	In Person
00:47:28	Witness Cross Examination	Latham, William	Spruance, Gilbert	In Person
01:09:20	Witness Cross Examination	Bradford, Dana	Spruance, Gilbert	In Person
01:18:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Spruance, Gilbert	In Person
01:30:15	Break
02:10:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:25:20	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:24:10	General Case Activities
00:24:20	Witness Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:39:30	Break
00:48:40	Witness Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:19:30	Break
01:25:33	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:26:15	Break
02:53:00	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:19:00	Witness Cross Examination	Latham, William	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
04:17:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
04:24:45	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:22:25	General Case Activities
00:23:40	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
01:07:25	General Case Activities
01:11:25	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
01:14:42	Break
02:26:30	Witness Cross Examination	Kalil, John	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
03:03:50	General Case Activities
03:06:45	Witness Cross Examination	Kalil, John	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
03:10:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
03:26:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Engram, Jonathan	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
03:26:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
03:28:49	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kalil, John	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
03:30:45	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:16:35	General Case Activities
00:17:40	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Bishopric, Dr. Nanette MD, FACC, FACA	In Person
01:26:45	Break
01:35:44	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Bishopric, Dr. Nanette MD, FACC, FACA	In Person
01:42:15	General Case Activities
01:45:44	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Bishopric, Dr. Nanette MD, FACC, FACA	In Person
02:25:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Bishopric, Dr. Nanette MD, FACC, FACA	In Person
02:35:38	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Bishopric, Dr. Nanette MD, FACC, FACA	In Person
02:40:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Bishopric, Dr. Nanette MD, FACC, FACA	In Person
02:45:10	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:19:00	General Case Activities
00:20:30	Witness Direct Examination	Engram, Jonathan	Shuman, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
01:58:45	Break
02:21:22	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Shuman, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
03:06:30	General Case Activities
03:10:46	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Shuman, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
03:18:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Engram, Jonathan	Shuman, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
03:23:10	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

22 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:14:18	General Case Activities
00:15:40	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:30:55	Break
01:39:55	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:54:20	General Case Activities
01:56:45	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:07:20	Break
02:30:35	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:50:50	General Case Activities
02:55:19	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:14:50	Break
03:21:46	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:43:31	General Case Activities
03:50:25	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:54:40	General Case Activities
03:58:52	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Jupe, Richard	In Person
04:01:00	General Case Activities
04:05:45	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Jupe, Richard	In Person
04:07:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jupe, Richard	In Person
04:13:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Jupe, Richard	In Person
04:13:45	General Case Activities
04:15:40	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:30:35	General Case Activities
00:32:09	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Hayes, Dr. Jill	In Person
01:38:58	Break
01:59:10	Witness Cross Examination	Block, Eric	Hayes, Dr. Jill	In Person
02:27:35	General Case Activities
02:35:15	Witness Cross Examination	Block, Eric	Hayes, Dr. Jill	In Person
03:28:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Hayes, Dr. Jill	In Person
03:35:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Block, Eric	Hayes, Dr. Jill	In Person
03:36:15	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

OCT

	Description	Attorney
00:00:02	General Case Activities
00:00:19	Opening Statement	Shields, Robert
00:05:18	General Case Activities
00:08:38	Opening Statement	Shields, Robert
00:25:53	Break
00:32:27	Opening Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
01:30:35	Break
01:46:45	Opening Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
02:15:58	Break
02:20:08	Opening Statement	Engram, Jonathan
02:22:28	General Case Activities
02:26:58	Opening Statement	Engram, Jonathan
03:02:48	End of Session

Warrick v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney
00:00:01	General Case Activities
00:00:16	General Case Activities
00:18:01	Opening Statement	Shields, Robert
01:29:41	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:03	General Case Activities
00:00:23	General Case Activities
00:02:23	Witness Direct Examination	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Video Recording
01:14:13	Break
01:38:18	Witness Direct Examination	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Video Recording
01:54:07	Witness Cross Examination	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Video Recording
03:03:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Video Recording
03:09:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:30:45	General Case Activities
00:31:00	General Case Activities
00:37:30	General Case Activities
00:39:30	Witness Direct Examination		Warrick, Evaline	Video Recording
01:36:40	Break
01:58:40	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Nurani, Dr. Rizwan	Video Recording
03:06:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:32:50	General Case Activities
00:33:05	Witness Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
00:43:35	General Case Activities
00:45:45	Break
00:56:19	Witness Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
01:08:00	General Case Activities
01:13:34	Witness Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
01:14:40	General Case Activities
01:23:45	Witness Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
01:24:40	General Case Activities
01:25:45	Break
01:43:30	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
02:45:30	Break
02:56:45	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	Audio Recording
03:06:20	Witness Cross Examination	Latham, William	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
03:14:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
03:21:15	Break
03:48:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Frazier, Dr. Sandra	In Person
03:55:20	General Case Activities
03:59:00	Witness Direct Examination	Block, Eric	Warrick, Calvin	Video Recording
04:21:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:18:00	General Case Activities
00:18:15	Witness Cross Examination		Warrick, Calvin	Transcript Reading
00:35:30	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
00:49:10	General Case Activities
00:52:45	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:48:05	Break
02:18:35	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
02:59:30	General Case Activities
03:04:05	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
03:13:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:05:20	General Case Activities
00:06:05	General Case Activities	Bradford, Dana
00:48:20	Break
00:53:00	General Case Activities	Bradford, Dana
00:54:55	General Case Activities
00:55:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:30:05	General Case Activities
00:30:30	General Case Activities
00:32:14	Closing Statement	Shields, Robert
00:56:05	General Case Activities
01:00:05	Closing Statement	Shields, Robert
01:37:05	Break
01:49:30	Closing Statement	Shields, Robert
02:31:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:08:30	General Case Activities
00:09:00	Closing Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
01:38:16	Break
02:00:10	Closing Statement	Engram, Jonathan
02:55:55	Break
03:02:05	Closing Statement	Shields, Robert
03:45:05	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:15:45	General Case Activities
		00:15:55	General Case Activities
		00:17:02	General Case Activities
		00:52:10	General Case Activities
		00:54:15	General Case Activities
		00:57:35	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:15	General Case Activities
		00:00:30	General Case Activities
		00:01:47	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:02:25	General Case Activities
		00:04:20	Reading of the Verdict
		00:06:05	General Case Activities
		00:06:40	General Case Activities
		00:11:30	End of Session