Cooper v. RJ Reynolds

Summary

In this Engle progeny lawsuit, Mary Cooper, a smoker for several decades, claims she contracted laryngeal cancer because of her addiction to cigarettes.

Outcome

Hung Jury - Mistrial

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Cooper, Mary
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Philip Morris Tobacco Co
Lorillard Tobacco Co
Liggett Group Inc.

Judge: Jack Tuter
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: CACE08026350
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Cooper, Mary

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Davis, Stanley (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

Lorillard Tobacco Co

Defense

Liggett Group Inc.

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

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:14	Opening Statement	Johnstone, Crane
01:10:55	Break
01:23:13	Opening Statement	Johnstone, Crane
01:37:08	Opening Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
02:25:25	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:13:23	Break
01:39:29	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:20:47	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:03:51	Break
01:17:49	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:20:57	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:16:03	Break
01:43:16	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:48:27	Break
03:06:19	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:27:18	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:54:57	Break
01:01:10	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:17:24	Break
01:21:08	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:34:55	Break
01:47:10	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:54:44	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:18:59	Break
01:44:07	Witness Cross Examination	Pedrosa, Eliot	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:06:29	Witness Cross Examination	Luther, Kelly	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:34:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:31:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:32:59	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:12:02	Break
01:37:58	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:47:18	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Shapiro, Dr. Craig D.O.	In Person
00:33:57	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Shapiro, Dr. Craig D.O.	In Person
01:16:29	Break
01:36:17	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Shapiro, Dr. Craig D.O.	In Person
02:24:57	Break
02:36:01	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Shapiro, Dr. Craig D.O.	In Person
02:39:52	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Shapiro, Dr. Craig D.O.	In Person
02:51:57	Witness Cross Examination	Bray, Karen	Shapiro, Dr. Craig D.O.	In Person
02:52:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Shapiro, Dr. Craig D.O.	In Person
03:27:31	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination		Weed, Dr. Donald M.D.		Video Recording
01:16:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Weed, Dr. Donald M.D.		Video Recording
01:35:31	Break
02:03:48	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Padron, Mr. Oscar	Economics & Accounting	In Person
02:54:34	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Padron, Mr. Oscar	Economics & Accounting	In Person
03:08:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Padron, Mr. Oscar	Economics & Accounting	In Person
03:10:39	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Agharkar, Dr. Bhushan M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:26:59	Break
01:55:43	Witness Cross Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Agharkar, Dr. Bhushan M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
03:33:40	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Agharkar, Dr. Bhushan M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:21:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Belasic, Mark	Agharkar, Dr. Bhushan M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:48:12	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Bennett, Dr. Thomas M.D.	Pathology	In Person
01:20:22	Break
01:42:02	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Bennett, Dr. Thomas M.D.	Pathology	In Person
02:21:20	Break
02:26:05	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Bennett, Dr. Thomas M.D.	Pathology	In Person
02:53:40	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Bennett, Dr. Thomas M.D.	Pathology	In Person
01:11:53	Break
01:34:41	Witness Cross Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Bennett, Dr. Thomas M.D.	Pathology	In Person
01:48:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Bennett, Dr. Thomas M.D.	Pathology	In Person
02:17:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Davis, Stanley	Bennett, Dr. Thomas M.D.	Pathology	In Person
02:21:09	Witness Direct Examination	Belasic, Mark	Cooper, Gary		Video Recording
03:02:22	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, Stanley	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	Otolaryngology	In Person
00:48:28	Break
00:55:06	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, Stanley	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	Otolaryngology	In Person
01:24:27	Break
01:45:20	Witness Cross Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	Otolaryngology	In Person
02:23:01	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

14 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

AUG

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Other

5 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Cooper v. RJ Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:18	Opening Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
00:50:13	Break
00:58:20	Opening Statement	Belasic, Mark
01:52:24	Break
02:11:50	Opening Statement	Belasic, Mark
02:43:02	Opening Statement	Davis, Stanley
03:01:03	Opening Statement	Pedrosa, Eliot
03:11:46	Opening Statement	Luther, Kelly
03:19:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:10	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:13:36	Break
01:29:40	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:41:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:35	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:06:55	Break
01:26:49	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:36:00	Break
02:49:43	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:21:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:09	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Weed, Dr. Donald M.D.	Video Recording
01:18:02	Break
01:34:53	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Weed, Dr. Donald M.D.	Video Recording
02:29:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:52	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Kronberg, Dr. Frank M.D.	Video Recording
00:58:36	Break
01:18:01	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Kronberg, Dr. Frank M.D.	Video Recording
02:24:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:52	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Kronberg, Dr. Frank M.D.		Video Recording
00:06:38	General Case Activities
00:07:54	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	Otolaryngology	Video Recording
00:58:09	Break
01:18:37	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	Otolaryngology	Video Recording
02:14:53	Break
02:37:34	General Case Activities
02:39:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:45	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	Otolaryngology	Video Recording
00:27:25	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Mudad, Dr. Raja M.D.		Video Recording
01:22:26	Break
01:38:36	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Mudad, Dr. Raja M.D.		Video Recording
02:31:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:20	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Mudad, Dr. Raja M.D.		Video Recording
00:45:43	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	McKenzie, Susan	Vocational Rehabilitation	Video Recording
01:45:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Cooper, Mary		In Person
00:04:11	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Davis, Stanley	Cooper, Mary		In Person
00:09:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Cooper, Mary		In Person
00:10:12	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	Otolaryngology	Transcript Reading
00:13:16	General Case Activities	Gdanski, Jonathan
00:14:18	Witness Direct Examination	Belasic, Mark	Agharkar, Dr. Bhushan M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:10:16	Break
01:30:28	Witness Direct Examination	Belasic, Mark	Agharkar, Dr. Bhushan M.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
02:19:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:41:17	Closing Statement	Johnstone, Crane
00:54:37	Break
01:00:50	Closing Statement	Johnstone, Crane
01:33:58	Break
01:40:29	Closing Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
03:09:32	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:40	General Case Activities
		00:01:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:16	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Mudad, Dr. Raja M.D.	Video Recording
00:04:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:52	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Kronberg, Dr. Frank M.D.		Video Recording
00:19:20	Witness Direct Examination	Johnstone, Crane	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	Otolaryngology	Video Recording
00:24:55	Witness Direct Examination	Davis, Stanley	Fee, Dr. Willard "Bill" M.D.	Otolaryngology	Transcript Reading
00:41:34	End of Session