Cuddihee v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarettes company concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.

Outcome

Verdict Reached For Plaintiff. Total Damages $2,500,000.00
Punitive Damages : $0.00

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Cuddihee, Guy
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $2,500,000

Judge: Katie Dearing
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Duval County Courthouse

Case Number: 2008CA000398
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Cuddihee, Guy

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Arnold, Keri (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP)
Diolombi, Hassia (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:31:48	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:20:09	Break
01:39:31	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:59:52	Break
03:13:17	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:51:39	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:50	Break
01:37:09	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:05:08	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Openings - Damages

10 Chapters

PM Session

Closings - Damages

5 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

2 Chapters

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Cuddihee v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Lantinberg, Richard
01:01:23	Break
01:16:58	Opening Statement	Arnold, Keri
01:28:40	Opening Statement	Diolombi, Hassia
02:08:55	General Case Activities
02:10:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:04	Break
00:25:16	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:53:22	General Case Activities
01:01:04	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:20:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:47:37	Break
02:02:56	Witness Direct Examination		Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:11:00	Witness Direct Examination		Moskovitz, Robin	Transcript Reading
02:58:49	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:46:07	Break
01:01:09	Witness Direct Examination	Cuddihee, Guy	Transcript Reading
02:32:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:20	Witness Direct Examination	Plotkin, Jay	Cuddihee, sabrina	In Person
01:14:14	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Cuddihee, sabrina	In Person
01:36:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Plotkin, Jay	Cuddihee, sabrina	In Person
01:40:16	Break
02:00:10	General Case Activities
03:23:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:37:34	Closing Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
01:42:48	Break
01:58:10	Closing Statement	Arnold, Keri
02:56:26	Closing Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
03:09:08	General Case Activities
03:20:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:24	Opening Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
00:24:02	Opening Statement	Diolombi, Hassia
00:33:55	Witness Direct Examination		Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Transcript Reading
00:58:34	General Case Activities
01:02:07	Witness Direct Examination	Arnold, Keri	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
01:48:14	Break
02:12:29	Witness Cross Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
02:53:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Arnold, Keri	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
03:00:52	End of Session