Waters v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

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

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Philip Morris Prevails in Trial Over New Mexico Smoker's Death
Oct 16, 2023

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Waters, Edward
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Judge: Matthew Wilson
Jurisdiction: First Judicial District of New Mexico
Court: First Judicial District Court of New mexico

Case Number: 000-00-0000
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Waters, Edward

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Fasi, Joseph (Fasi & DiBello, P.A.)
Nease, Christopher (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:38	Opening Statement	Johnson, Chris
01:16:03	Break
01:38:28	Opening Statement	Fasi, Joseph
02:47:06	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:17:35	Break
01:35:53	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:06:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:17:25	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:06:17	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Todd, Debra	In Person
00:21:43	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Todd, Debra	In Person
00:49:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Todd, Debra	In Person
00:53:02	Break
01:08:17	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Divi, Dr. Vasu M.D.	Video Conference
02:20:45	Break
02:37:47	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Divi, Dr. Vasu M.D.	Video Conference
03:31:15	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Divi, Dr. Vasu M.D.	Video Conference
01:21:53	Break
01:54:47	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Divi, Dr. Vasu M.D.	In Person
02:38:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Divi, Dr. Vasu M.D.	In Person
02:49:30	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Stafford, Marsha	In Person
03:22:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Stafford, Marsha	In Person
00:16:26	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Stafford, Marsha	In Person
01:12:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Stafford, Marsha	In Person
01:15:50	Witness Direct Examination		Waters, Edward	Video Recording
01:38:42	Break
02:01:29	Witness Direct Examination		Waters, Edward	Video Recording
03:37:32	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:24:17	Break
02:25:50	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:26:05	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:22:50	Break
01:41:49	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:52:50	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:17:23	Break
01:35:53	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:01:40	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:16:40	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:17:42	Break
01:40:01	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:03:07	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
00:42:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
00:58:16	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:01:00	Witness Cross Examination	Holmes, Wes	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:35:39	Break
01:59:57	Witness Cross Examination	Holmes, Wes	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:03:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:09:57	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Waters, Edward	Transcript Reading
02:21:15	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Waters v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

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Sessions

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:36	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:43:45	Break
02:06:50	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:17:04	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:47:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:49	Witness Direct Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:19:20	Break
01:45:18	Witness Direct Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:19:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Fasi, Joseph
01:44:17	Break
02:05:11	Closing Statement	Johnson, Chris
02:17:18	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:10	General Case Activities
		00:03:50	End of Session