Brown v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco company's concealment of smoking's dangers led to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Percentage of fault:

Philip Morris - 35%
RJ Reynolds - 35%
Maria Brown - 30%

Total Damages: $5,400,000
Total Punitive: $400,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Brown, John
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $5,800,000

Judge: Thomas Minkoff
Jurisdiction: 6th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: St. Petersburg Judicial Building

Case Number: 15-002451-CI
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Negligence

Plaintiff

Brown, John

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Geraghty, William "Bill" (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Voss, Jennifer (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Baker, Emily (Jones Day)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:26	Break
00:37:57	General Case Activities
00:51:15	General Case Activities
01:12:57	Opening Statement	Roslansky, Eric
03:06:18	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:44:33	Break
02:04:08	General Case Activities
02:07:14	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:06:09	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:25:56	Break
03:36:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:50:12	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Brown, John Jr.	In Person
01:10:46	Break
01:26:29	General Case Activities
01:42:41	Break
01:44:47	General Case Activities
01:51:01	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Brown, John Jr.	In Person
01:54:54	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Brown, John Jr.	In Person
01:56:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Brown, John Jr.	In Person
02:10:15	General Case Activities		Brown, John Jr.	In Person
02:11:45	Witness Direct Examination	Roslansky, Eric	McCoy, Michelle	In Person
02:47:15	Break
02:58:53	Witness Direct Examination	Roslansky, Eric	McCoy, Michelle	In Person
03:17:32	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Other

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

FEB

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Openings - Damages

10 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es) - Damages

4 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Closings - Damages

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings - Damages

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

3 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Brown v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:42	Break
00:30:36	General Case Activities
00:34:40	Opening Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
01:55:58	Break
02:13:54	General Case Activities
02:21:11	Opening Statement	Baker, Emily
02:32:30	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:04:35	General Case Activities
03:05:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:37	Break
00:36:27	General Case Activities
00:42:27	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:47:06	Break
02:08:28	General Case Activities
02:19:09	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:10:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:51	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
00:54:56	Break
01:13:12	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:43:55	Break
02:59:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:17:14	General Case Activities
03:23:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:58	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:27:19	Break
01:44:29	General Case Activities
01:48:37	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:37:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:25:53	Break
00:35:01	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:51:28	Break
02:07:35	General Case Activities
02:31:45	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:27:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:51:03	Break
01:09:05	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:36:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:11	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:30:17	General Case Activities
01:33:45	Break
01:55:32	General Case Activities
01:57:06	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:55:48	Break
03:05:53	General Case Activities
03:21:46	General Case Activities
03:23:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:56	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:47:46	General Case Activities
00:51:06	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:54:58	Break
01:10:54	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:55:42	General Case Activities
02:10:46	Break
02:16:41	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:38:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:22	Break
00:13:51	General Case Activities
00:15:27	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Brown, John Jr.	In Person
01:10:09	Break
01:33:40	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Brown, John Jr.	In Person
02:33:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:02	Witness Direct Examination	Roslansky, Eric	Brown, John III	In Person
00:36:19	Break
00:59:46	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Valladarez, David	In Person
01:30:14	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Valladarez, David	In Person
01:54:45	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Valladarez, David	In Person
01:55:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Valladarez, David	In Person
02:00:34	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Schneider, Shaun	Transcript Reading
02:32:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:21	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Schneider, Vance	Transcript Reading
00:50:43	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Brown, Monica	In Person
01:09:37	Witness Cross Examination	Voss, Jennifer	Brown, Monica	In Person
01:24:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Brown, Monica	In Person
01:28:17	Break
02:02:13	Witness Direct Examination	Roslansky, Eric	Sanders, Roberta	In Person
02:08:03	General Case Activities
02:13:02	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:32:23	Break
		01:50:40	General Case Activities
		02:18:33	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:37:22	Break
		01:04:25	General Case Activities
		02:21:04	Break
		02:52:46	General Case Activities
		03:04:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:39	General Case Activities
01:04:15	Break
01:22:44	Closing Statement	Bigger, Brent
03:02:17	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:28	Break
		00:08:18	General Case Activities
		00:10:44	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:41	Break
		00:04:30	General Case Activities
		00:08:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:35	General Case Activities
00:12:10	Opening Statement	Bigger, Brent
00:19:54	Opening Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
00:27:11	Opening Statement	Baker, Emily
00:38:55	General Case Activities	Bigger, Brent
00:40:08	Witness Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:30:14	Break
01:53:46	Witness Direct Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:44:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:28	Witness Direct Examination	Baker, Emily	Alderman, Steven	In Person
00:57:38	Break
01:12:54	Witness Cross Examination	Roslansky, Eric	Alderman, Steven	In Person
01:32:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Baker, Emily	Alderman, Steven	In Person
01:37:35	Closing Statement	Roslansky, Eric
01:59:02	Closing Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
02:34:52	General Case Activities
02:36:51	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:38	General Case Activities
		00:04:53	End of Session