Whitmire v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette company concealed the dangers of its products, leading to addiction and disease.

Outcome

Phase 1 - for plaintiff $3,000,000.00

Phase 2 - Settled during Opening statement - undisclosed amoiunt

Update: Jurors Hit RJR with $3M Compensatory Verdict in Cancer Trial, Parties Settle on Punitives After Juror Deadlock
Mar 30, 2017

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Whitmire, James
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $3,000,000

Judge: Karen Gievers
Jurisdiction: 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Leon County Courthouse

Case Number: 2015 CA 002337
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Whitmire, James

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:10	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
01:13:25	Break
01:30:27	General Case Activities
01:32:42	Opening Statement	Weizenecker , Jennifer
02:19:48	Opening Statement	Kaczynski, Stephen
02:55:15	General Case Activities
03:01:12	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Weizenecker , Jennifer	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:37:55	Break
02:05:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:26:13	General Case Activities
03:52:35	General Case Activities	Weizenecker , Jennifer	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:52:57	General Case Activities	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:54:04	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

18 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Openings - Damages

17 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Openings - Damages

10 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:55	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
00:19:20	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Whitmire, Ronald	In Person
00:48:16	Witness Cross Examination	Weizenecker , Jennifer	Whitmire, Ronald	In Person
00:59:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Whitmire, Ronald	In Person
01:05:16	General Case Activities		Whitmire, Ronald	In Person
01:12:58	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Whitmire, James	In Person
01:46:29	Witness Cross Examination	Geise, Steven	Whitmire, James	In Person
02:24:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Whitmire, James	In Person
02:32:30	General Case Activities		Whitmire, James	In Person
02:35:14	General Case Activities	Rosenblum, Randy	Whitmire, James	In Person
02:36:15	General Case Activities	Geise, Steven	Whitmire, James	In Person
02:37:25	Break
02:38:04	General Case Activities	Geise, Steven
02:42:50	Break
03:01:45	General Case Activities
03:04:01	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Everett, Peggy	Transcript Reading
03:44:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:57	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Hood, Nathalie	In Person
00:12:42	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, Jihan	Hood, Nathalie	In Person
00:21:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Hood, Nathalie	In Person
00:26:42	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:01:39	General Case Activities
02:04:42	Break
02:20:22	General Case Activities
02:24:05	General Case Activities
02:55:01	General Case Activities
03:01:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:35	General Case Activities
00:09:35	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
00:13:42	Opening Statement	Geise, Steven
00:20:26	Witness Direct Examination	Geise, Steven	Alderman, Steven	In Person
01:18:11	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Alderman, Steven	In Person
01:38:56	Break
01:49:15	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Alderman, Steven	In Person
02:14:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Geise, Steven	Alderman, Steven	In Person
02:24:08	General Case Activities		Alderman, Steven	In Person
02:37:51	General Case Activities	Paige, Gary	Alderman, Steven	In Person
02:45:09	General Case Activities	Geise, Steven	Alderman, Steven	In Person
02:46:21	General Case Activities
02:50:31	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
03:06:20	Closing Statement	Geise, Steven
03:27:19	Closing Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
03:38:40	End of Session

Whitmire v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

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Sessions

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:47	Witness Direct Examination	Lantinberg, Richard	Brady, Dr. Kathleen M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:15:43	Witness Cross Examination	Weizenecker , Jennifer	Brady, Dr. Kathleen M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:31:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lantinberg, Richard	Brady, Dr. Kathleen M.D., Ph.D.	In Person
01:40:53	Break
01:56:28	General Case Activities
01:59:07	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:10:32	Break
03:19:31	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:25:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:19	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:33:18	Break
01:49:08	General Case Activities
01:50:38	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:44:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:48	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:48:22	Break
02:15:05	General Case Activities
02:17:14	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:15:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:47	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:21:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:20	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:07:25	Break
02:26:14	General Case Activities
02:34:27	Break
02:38:25	Witness Cross Examination	Weizenecker , Jennifer	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:54:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:55	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:50:32	Break
02:08:10	General Case Activities
02:10:31	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:57:24	Witness Cross Examination	Geise, Steven	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:02:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:16:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:01	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
01:59:47	Break
02:25:15	General Case Activities
02:34:06	Closing Statement	Geise, Steven
03:36:13	Closing Statement	Kaczynski, Stephen
04:19:52	Break
04:26:56	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
04:42:45	General Case Activities
04:51:51	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:04:16	Reading of the Verdict
		00:08:55	General Case Activities
		00:10:05	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:16:17	General Case Activities
		00:43:42	General Case Activities
		00:44:58	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:34	General Case Activities
		00:04:21	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:17	General Case Activities
		00:04:37	General Case Activities
		00:11:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:35:38	General Case Activities
01:02:14	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
01:33:41	General Case Activities
01:34:29	Break
01:48:23	General Case Activities
01:53:11	General Case Activities
01:59:26	General Case Activities
02:03:26	General Case Activities
02:04:05	End of Session