Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al.

VERDICT

Trial
09/24/13 – 10/04/13

Summary

This is a re-trial of the Engle progeny tobacco case –
Mary Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al.
The earlier trial was declared as a mistrial by the presiding judge, Harvey Jay.
In this case, plaintiff Hildegard Brown alleged R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of committing tort by concealing the dangers of smoking cigarettes manufactured by the company, which led Rayfield brown to get addicted to smoking and resulted in his death due to Lung Cancer.

The plaintiff was represented by attorneys Robert Loehr and Matthew Schultz. The defendants in this case, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and others were represented by attorneys W. Ray Persons, Ursula Henninger and Frank Bayuk.

CVN also covered the earlier trial.
http://cvn.com/proceedings/mary-brown-v-rj-reynolds-tobacco-company-et-al-trial-2013-08-26

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information
Attorneys
Witnesses
Plaintiff
Defense
Judge
Terry Terrell
Jurisdiction
1st Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court
M.C. Blanchard Judicial Building
Case Number
2007 CA 002855
Industry
Tobacco
Practice Area
Mass Torts
Plaintiff
Brown, Hildegard
Defense
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Expert Witnesses
Lay Witnesses

Sessions

SEP
25
SEP
26
SEP
27
SEP
30
OCT
1
OCT
2
OCT
3
OCT
4

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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