Brown v. Philip Morris USA

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco case, plaintiff Mary Brown, as
personal representative of the estate of Rayfield Brown, claims Philip Morris USA concealed the dangers of cigarette smoking, fueling Rayfield Brown's addiction to cigarettes and leading to his smoking-related health problems.

Outcome

Mistrial granted.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Brown, Mary
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Judge: A. Soud
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Duval County Courthouse (Seagate Mall Annex)

Case Number: 2008-CA-015000
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Brown, Mary

Represented By:
Shields, Robert (Doffermyre Shields Canfield & Knowles, LLC)
Kalil, John (Kalil, John Law Offices of)

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Reilly, Kenneth (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:27	Opening Statement	Shields, Robert
01:40:31	General Case Activities
01:40:56	Break
02:07:13	Opening Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
03:22:38	General Case Activities
03:23:38	General Case Activities
03:26:25	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

19 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JUN

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:58	General Case Activities
00:02:37	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:20:17	Break
01:40:37	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:43:48	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:26:53	General Case Activities
03:27:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:31	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:47:27	Break
01:08:48	General Case Activities
01:16:49	General Case Activities
01:17:26	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:28:13	General Case Activities
02:34:09	General Case Activities
02:35:04	General Case Activities
02:36:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:26:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:30:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:31:20	General Case Activities
03:31:38	General Case Activities
03:33:02	General Case Activities
03:44:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:31	General Case Activities
00:24:40	General Case Activities
00:26:04	Witness Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Jones, Sammy	In Person
00:53:31	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jones, Sammy	In Person
01:09:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kalil, John	Jones, Sammy	In Person
01:11:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Jones, Sammy	In Person
01:12:48	General Case Activities
01:13:12	Break
01:32:41	General Case Activities
01:33:21	General Case Activities
01:34:05	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:58:00	General Case Activities
02:10:23	General Case Activities
02:11:06	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
02:58:53	General Case Activities
02:59:39	Break
03:00:55	General Case Activities
03:01:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:05	General Case Activities
00:02:21	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:05:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:15	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:19:30	General Case Activities
01:19:46	Break
01:38:48	General Case Activities
01:39:43	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Thomas, Kaiser	In Person
03:15:55	General Case Activities
03:18:32	General Case Activities
03:19:38	End of Session

Brown v. Philip Morris USA

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:07	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	Video Recording
02:17:28	General Case Activities
02:20:56	General Case Activities
02:22:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:02	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Bonhomme, Jeanne	Video Recording
01:36:48	General Case Activities
01:37:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:46	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
00:58:48	Break
01:17:37	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
02:17:43	Break
02:20:07	General Case Activities
03:06:34	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:10:12	General Case Activities
		00:11:41	General Case Activities
		00:13:31	General Case Activities
		00:17:23	General Case Activities
		00:17:49	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:06:04	Break
		00:23:04	General Case Activities
		00:26:40	End of Session