Damiano v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.

Summary

In this tobacco litigation, plaintiffs claim defendants caused nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease by concealing the dangers of cigarettes.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Damiano, John
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Hunter Caroll
Jurisdiction: 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Lynn N. Silvertooth Judicial Center

Case Number: 2011-CA-000450
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Health Law

Plaintiff

Damiano, John

Represented By:
Wichmann, William (Wichmann, William, J., Law Offices of)
Kinnan, Richard (Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:35	Opening Statement	Wichmann, William
01:43:00	Break
02:02:28	Opening Statement	Isasi, Jose
03:29:14	General Case Activities
03:32:37	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
		01:17:55	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

MAY

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

MAY

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAY

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:16	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Seaman, Dr. Joseph MD	In Person
01:57:58	Break
02:17:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kinnan, Richard	Seaman, Dr. Joseph MD	In Person
02:32:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Seaman, Dr. Joseph MD	In Person
02:37:43	General Case Activities		Seaman, Dr. Joseph MD	In Person
02:43:30	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:27:43	General Case Activities
03:33:07	Break
03:46:43	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:19:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:08	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:03:24	General Case Activities
01:16:37	Break
01:28:19	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:34:23	Break
02:57:57	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:54:17	General Case Activities
04:16:01	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:34	Break
00:18:32	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:27:30	Break
01:46:08	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:58:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:38:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:14:16	Witness Re-Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:17:10	Break
01:31:56	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:24:25	Break
02:37:14	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
04:24:12	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:59:16	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:11:25	Break
01:20:00	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:19:20	Break
02:27:30	Break
02:34:49	General Case Activities
02:42:35	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:16:07	End of Session

Damiano v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:02	Break
00:24:51	General Case Activities
00:29:17	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:17:25	General Case Activities
01:31:11	Break
01:45:03	General Case Activities
01:48:06	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:20:58	General Case Activities
02:43:42	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:51:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:41:13	Break
00:45:09	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:59:54	Break
02:13:48	General Case Activities
02:18:25	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:34:33	Break
03:44:05	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:18:38	General Case Activities
04:28:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:41:01	Witness Direct Examination	Kinnan, Richard	Seaman, Dr. Joseph MD	In Person
01:41:10	Break
01:52:04	General Case Activities
02:03:49	Witness Direct Examination	Kinnan, Richard	Seaman, Dr. Joseph MD	In Person
02:57:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:47:36	General Case Activities
00:55:57	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:40:20	Break
01:58:06	General Case Activities
02:04:28	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:01:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:53	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:02:16	Break
01:11:42	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:27:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:35:51	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:38:32	Witness Direct Examination	Kinnan, Richard	Damiano, John Jr	In Person
02:02:52	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Damiano, John Jr	In Person
02:15:47	Witness Direct Examination	Kinnan, Richard		In Person
02:20:52	General Case Activities
02:23:59	Break
02:32:06	General Case Activities
05:20:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:52	Witness Direct Examination	Kinnan, Richard	Damiano, Anna	In Person
01:23:27	Break
01:42:18	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Damiano, Anna	In Person
02:26:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kinnan, Richard	Damiano, Anna	In Person
02:38:00	General Case Activities
02:47:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:28	Witness Direct Examination		Heimann, Robert	Video Recording
00:37:27	Witness Direct Examination		Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
00:56:28	General Case Activities
01:10:49	Break
01:25:45	General Case Activities
01:55:16	Witness Direct Examination	Kinnan, Richard	Damiano, John Jr	In Person
02:54:33	Break
03:03:38	General Case Activities
03:12:11	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Damiano, John Jr	In Person
04:42:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Kinnan, Richard	Damiano, John Jr	In Person
04:46:46	General Case Activities
05:38:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:20:35	Break
01:29:19	General Case Activities
01:32:27	Closing Statement	Wichmann, William
02:51:21	General Case Activities

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:39	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:41	General Case Activities
		00:09:32	End of Session