Bryant v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company et al

Summary

In this Engle progeny suit, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco manufacturers concealed the dangers of smoking while furthering Hayward Bryant Sr's. addiction to cigarettes, which ultimately caused his smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Verdict for the Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Bryant, Doris
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Michelle Sisco
Jurisdiction: 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Edgecomb Courthouse

Case Number: 10-CA-007251
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Bryant, Doris

Represented By:
Pinder, John "Hutch" (The Whittemore Law Group, P.A.)
Finch, Nathan (Motley Rice LLC)
Denson, Bruce (Denson Firm, The)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:50	Opening Statement	Pinder, John "Hutch"
01:25:11	General Case Activities
01:25:46	Break
01:32:43	Opening Statement	Kaczynski, Stephen
02:43:21	General Case Activities
02:43:52	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Finch, Nathan	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
00:20:00	General Case Activities	Gordon, Harold	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
00:37:13	General Case Activities	Finch, Nathan	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
00:55:59	Break
01:01:48	General Case Activities
01:04:30	General Case Activities	Finch, Nathan
01:05:57	Witness Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:04:26	General Case Activities
02:05:45	Break
02:15:54	Witness Cross Examination	Gordon, Harold	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
04:19:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
04:36:45	General Case Activities		Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
04:43:09	General Case Activities	Gordon, Harold	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
04:44:26	General Case Activities	Finch, Nathan	Goldman, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
04:46:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Pinder, John "Hutch"	Bryant, Doris	In Person
01:01:05	Witness Cross Examination	Gordon, Harold	Bryant, Doris	In Person
02:12:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pinder, John "Hutch"	Bryant, Doris	In Person
02:19:44	Break
02:21:24	General Case Activities
02:25:35	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

SEP

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Bryant v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company et al

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:25	General Case Activities	Finch, Nathan
00:16:55	General Case Activities	Pinder, John "Hutch"
00:17:42	Witness Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:09:30	General Case Activities
02:11:13	Break
02:22:00	Witness Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:00:16	General Case Activities
04:02:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:22	Witness Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:27:19	General Case Activities
01:30:58	Break
01:41:10	Witness Cross Examination	Kaczynski, Stephen	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:01:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:57	General Case Activities
00:03:45	Witness Cross Examination	Kaczynski, Stephen	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:49:34	Break
02:07:06	Witness Cross Examination	Kaczynski, Stephen	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:02:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:32:49	Witness Direct Examination	Denson, Bruce	Fleming, Levi	In Person
03:34:56	General Case Activities
03:39:34	Witness Direct Examination	Denson, Bruce	Fleming, Levi	In Person
03:55:50	Witness Cross Examination	Gordon, Harold	Fleming, Levi	In Person
04:07:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Denson, Bruce	Fleming, Levi	In Person
04:11:11	General Case Activities
04:21:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:37	Break
00:22:43	General Case Activities	Finch, Nathan
00:27:56	Witness Direct Examination	Denson, Bruce	Bryant, Hayward Jr.	In Person
00:44:40	Witness Cross Examination	Pasek, Jacqueline "Jackie"	Bryant, Hayward Jr.	In Person
01:03:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Denson, Bruce	Bryant, Hayward Jr.	In Person
01:08:59	General Case Activities
01:42:09	Break
01:44:41	General Case Activities
01:47:04	Break
01:56:30	General Case Activities
01:58:50	Witness Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Heimann, Robert	Video Recording
03:09:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:48	Witness Direct Examination	Denson, Bruce	Bryant, Kenneth	In Person
00:14:46	Witness Cross Examination	Moll, Katherine "Katie"	Bryant, Kenneth	In Person
00:34:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Denson, Bruce	Bryant, Kenneth	In Person
01:25:41	Break
01:38:39	General Case Activities
02:06:43	General Case Activities
02:09:31	Break
02:17:12	General Case Activities
02:20:11	Witness Direct Examination	Gordon, Harold	Tucker, Dr. Douglas M.D.	In Person
03:43:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:48	Witness Direct Examination	Gordon, Harold	Tucker, Dr. Douglas M.D.	In Person
01:27:51	Break
01:37:20	General Case Activities
01:40:41	Witness Direct Examination	Gordon, Harold	Tucker, Dr. Douglas M.D.	In Person
01:51:30	Witness Cross Examination	Finch, Nathan	Tucker, Dr. Douglas M.D.	In Person
02:54:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gordon, Harold	Tucker, Dr. Douglas M.D.	In Person
03:10:45	General Case Activities		Tucker, Dr. Douglas M.D.	In Person
03:20:18	General Case Activities
03:20:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:51	Witness Direct Examination	Pasek, Jacqueline "Jackie"	Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
01:48:05	Break
02:04:58	Witness Direct Examination	Pasek, Jacqueline "Jackie"	Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
02:47:31	Witness Cross Examination	Denson, Bruce	Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
03:36:54	Break
03:45:08	General Case Activities
04:05:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:11	Witness Cross Examination	Denson, Bruce	Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
00:44:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pasek, Jacqueline "Jackie"	Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
00:54:11	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Denson, Bruce	Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
00:56:42	General Case Activities		Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
01:00:01	General Case Activities	Denson, Bruce	Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
01:02:14	General Case Activities	Pasek, Jacqueline "Jackie"	Michel, Dr. Gregg Ph.D.	In Person
01:03:01	General Case Activities
01:03:45	Break
01:17:56	Witness Direct Examination	Gordon, Harold	Shuman, Dr. Mark M.D.	Video Recording
02:40:26	General Case Activities
02:43:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:52	General Case Activities
00:24:13	Closing Statement	Pinder, John "Hutch"
01:40:08	Break
01:53:23	Closing Statement	Gordon, Harold
02:49:23	Closing Statement	Kaczynski, Stephen
03:42:57	Break
04:00:22	Closing Statement	Finch, Nathan
04:37:42	General Case Activities
04:49:13	Break
04:52:13	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:13	General Case Activities
		00:03:55	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:55	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:47	General Case Activities
		00:04:42	End of Session