Bishop v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this Engle progeny proceeding, Annie Bishop is suing defendant tobacco manufacturers, claiming that they concealed the dangers of smoking while furthering the addictiveness of cigarettes, which caused the smoking-related illness of Robert Ramsey.

Outcome

Verdict for the Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Bishop, Annie
Alshouse, Jeanne
Holmes, Roosevelt
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Liggett Group Inc.
Lorillard Tobacco Co
Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Judge: Robert Egan
Jurisdiction: 9th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Orange County Courthouse

Case Number: 2013-CA-007820-O
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Products Liability, Negligence

Plaintiff

Bishop, Annie

Represented By:
Bigger, Brent (Bigger Law)
Berg, Paul (Abrahamson & Uiterwyk)
Clark, William "Lee" (Abrahamson & Uiterwyk)

Plaintiff

Alshouse, Jeanne

Represented By:
Bigger, Brent (Bigger Law)

Plaintiff

Holmes, Roosevelt

Represented By:
Bigger, Brent (Bigger Law)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Hill, III, Benjamin (Hill Ward Henderson)
Walker, John (Jones Day)
Fiorta , Timothy (Jones Day)
Isasi, Jose (Jones Day)

Defense

Liggett Group Inc.

Represented By:
Luther, Kelly (Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP (Miami))

Defense

Lorillard Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Giebler-Millner, Dawn (Greenberg Traurig, LLP (Orlando))

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Howell, Geri (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP (Tampa))
Gallagher, Kathleen (Beck Redden LLP )

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:00	Opening Statement	Berg, Paul
01:30:25	Break
01:52:00	Opening Statement	Walker, John
02:36:50	Opening Statement	Gallagher, Kathleen
02:50:54	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Bishop, Annie	In Person
00:40:17	Break
00:44:37	General Case Activities	Gallagher, Kathleen	Bishop, Annie	In Person
01:00:15	Break
01:08:56	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Bishop, Annie	In Person
02:01:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Bishop, Annie	In Person
02:19:37	General Case Activities		Bishop, Annie	In Person
02:26:42	General Case Activities
02:28:09	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:37	Break
01:43:35	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:42:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:11:36	General Case Activities
03:16:41	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Bishop v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:35:25	Break
00:44:25	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:07:38	Break
02:26:34	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:57:07	General Case Activities
04:28:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:32	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:36:07	Break
01:54:09	General Case Activities
02:05:45	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:25:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:47	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:16:28	Break
01:40:57	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:20:55	General Case Activities
03:33:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:11	Witness Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:16:57	Break
01:29:49	Witness Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:42:02	Witness Cross Examination	Fiorta , Timothy	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:23:09	Break
03:35:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:53:07	General Case Activities		Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:55:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:40	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
01:54:39	Break
02:11:44	General Case Activities
02:21:03	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
03:15:01	General Case Activities
03:18:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:07	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
01:16:02	Break
01:35:20	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
02:55:45	Break
03:15:13	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	In Person
04:00:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:37	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Hardman, Jennifer	In Person
00:52:53	Break
01:11:45	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Hardman, Jennifer	In Person
01:37:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Hardman, Jennifer	In Person
01:41:25	Break
01:44:50	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Criscitiello, Michael	In Person
01:55:06	Witness Cross Examination	Fiorta , Timothy	Criscitiello, Michael	In Person
02:11:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Criscitiello, Michael	In Person
02:18:59	Break
02:19:41	General Case Activities
02:37:45	Break
02:48:41	Witness Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Bishop, Annie	In Person
03:52:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:31	Witness Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:10:23	Break
01:25:24	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:07:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Berg, Paul	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:32:50	General Case Activities		Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:45:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:46:58	Break
01:02:11	Witness Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	In Person
01:37:51	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	In Person
01:41:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Clark, William "Lee"	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	In Person
01:53:26	General Case Activities		Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	In Person
02:00:15	Break
02:17:41	General Case Activities
02:29:59	General Case Activities
02:34:33	General Case Activities
02:58:44	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:45:48	Break
		02:00:01	General Case Activities
		02:46:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:38:32	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, John	Bishop, Annie	Video Recording
00:45:21	General Case Activities
01:26:13	Break
01:48:06	General Case Activities
01:54:27	General Case Activities
02:20:14	Closing Statement	Clark, William "Lee"
03:18:48	Closing Statement	Berg, Paul
03:45:35	General Case Activities
03:48:32	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:05:42	General Case Activities
		00:07:07	General Case Activities
		00:07:29	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:04	General Case Activities
		00:03:16	End of Session