Wydra v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

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

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $6 million.
Including $3 million of compensatory damages and $3 million of punitive damages.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff
Defense
Verdict: $6,000,000

Judge: Eric Roberson
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Duval County Courthouse

Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:23	Opening Statement	Smith, Rodney
01:13:01	Break
01:39:43	Opening Statement	Baker, Emily
02:36:50	Break
03:00:03	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
04:28:36	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:34:49	Break
01:59:17	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:10:18	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:30:18	Break
01:54:21	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:24:12	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
00:55:06	Break
01:18:00	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:38:02	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:18:06	Break
01:46:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:25:44	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Wydra, Kevin	In Person
02:51:51	Witness Cross Examination	Riddles, Kevin	Wydra, Kevin	In Person
03:01:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Wydra, Kevin	In Person
03:04:54	Break
03:14:20	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:37:52	Break
02:01:29	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:20:10	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:30:13	Break
01:51:08	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:23:45	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:27:09	Break
01:51:37	Witness Cross Examination	Riddles, Kevin	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:55:52	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Riddles, Kevin	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:37	Break
01:48:59	Witness Cross Examination	Riddles, Kevin	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:48:34	Break
03:02:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:38:48	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Gravelyn, Dr. Thomas	In Person
01:14:23	Break
01:39:14	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Gravelyn, Dr. Thomas	In Person
02:49:08	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Riddles, Kevin	Gravelyn, Dr. Thomas	In Person
00:35:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Gravelyn, Dr. Thomas	In Person
00:48:32	Break
00:55:12	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Wydra, Kathleen	In Person
02:18:58	Break
02:36:30	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Wydra, Kathleen	In Person
03:39:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Wydra, Kathleen	In Person
03:52:03	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Openings - Damages

7 Chapters

PM Session

Closings - Damages

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Baker, Emily	Alderman, Steven	In Person
00:24:08	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Rodney	Alderman, Steven	In Person
01:07:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Baker, Emily	Alderman, Steven	In Person
01:12:32	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
01:48:28	General Case Activities
01:53:00	End of Session

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

2 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Wydra v. R.J. Reynolds

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:44	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
01:25:58	Break
01:47:38	Closing Statement	Baker, Emily
03:06:49	Break
03:19:03	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
03:59:06	General Case Activities
04:08:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:06	Break
01:08:47	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	In Person
01:55:39	Witness Cross Examination	Riddles, Kevin	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	In Person
02:04:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	In Person
02:08:11	Witness Direct Examination	Baker, Emily	Alderman, Steven	In Person
02:45:43	End of Session