Dupre v. RJ Reynolds

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco lawsuit, Madonna Dupre claims that her husband's death from coronary artery disease was caused by his smoking and R.J. Reynolds' concealment of the dangers of cigarettes.

Outcome

Mistrial

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Dupre, Richard
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Peter Dubensky
Jurisdiction: 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Manatee County Judicial Center

Case Number: 2011CA005529
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Dupre, Richard

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

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:27	Opening Statement	Pinder, John "Hutch"
00:59:20	Opening Statement	Kaczynski, Stephen
01:48:18	Break
02:05:53	Witness Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Wilson, Dr. James M.D.	In Person
02:41:08	Witness Cross Examination	Gordon, Harold	Wilson, Dr. James M.D.	In Person
03:04:18	General Case Activities		Wilson, Dr. James M.D.	In Person
03:06:39	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:30:46	Witness Cross Examination	Kaczynski, Stephen	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:20:28	Break
01:43:08	Witness Cross Examination	Kaczynski, Stephen	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:53:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:14:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Kaczynski, Stephen	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:17:34	General Case Activities
03:32:11	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Mayfield, Craig	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
01:25:50	Break
01:48:27	Witness Direct Examination	Mayfield, Craig	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
02:37:01	Witness Cross Examination	Finch, Nathan	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
03:38:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Mayfield, Craig	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
03:46:30	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Finch, Nathan	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
03:49:33	End of Session

APR

AM Session

Oral Arguments

4 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Dupre v. RJ Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:53	Witness Direct Examination	Pinder, John "Hutch"	Brown, Charles	In Person
00:19:35	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Brown, Charles	In Person
00:24:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pinder, John "Hutch"	Brown, Charles	In Person
00:26:02	Witness Direct Examination	Pinder, John "Hutch"	Bishop, Pamela	Transcript Reading
00:45:52	General Case Activities
00:50:28	Witness Direct Examination	Pinder, John "Hutch"	Brown, Charles	Transcript Reading
01:06:42	General Case Activities
01:09:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:58:05	Witness Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Miller, Shannon	In Person
01:47:24	Break
02:07:49	Witness Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Miller, Shannon	In Person
02:49:13	General Case Activities
03:07:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:11	Witness Cross Examination	Mayfield, Craig	Miller, Shannon	In Person
01:12:05	Break
01:31:10	Witness Cross Examination	Mayfield, Craig	Miller, Shannon	In Person
01:40:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Miller, Shannon	In Person
01:57:13	General Case Activities		Miller, Shannon	In Person
02:00:19	General Case Activities
02:27:17	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Dupre, Timothy	In Person
02:51:07	Witness Cross Examination	Mayfield, Craig	Dupre, Timothy	In Person
03:03:38	General Case Activities
03:13:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:44	Break
01:07:39	General Case Activities
01:11:52	Witness Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Jackson, Dr. Elizabeth	In Person
02:30:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:15	Witness Cross Examination	Gordon, Harold	Jackson, Dr. Elizabeth	In Person
01:02:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Jackson, Dr. Elizabeth	In Person
01:10:26	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Gordon, Harold	Jackson, Dr. Elizabeth	In Person
01:15:13	General Case Activities		Jackson, Dr. Elizabeth	In Person
01:16:51	Break
01:36:22	General Case Activities
02:15:33	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Dupre, Madonna	In Person
03:11:47	Break
03:26:07	Witness Cross Examination	Kaczynski, Stephen	Dupre, Madonna	In Person
04:08:11	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:20	Witness Direct Examination	Pinder, John "Hutch"	Damron, Connie	In Person
00:16:09	Witness Cross Examination	Harrison, Bradley	Damron, Connie	In Person
00:24:32	Witness Direct Examination	Pinder, John "Hutch"	Dupre, Richard	In Person
00:34:00	Witness Cross Examination	Mayfield, Craig	Dupre, Richard	In Person
00:47:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pinder, John "Hutch"	Dupre, Richard	In Person
00:50:28	Witness Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:26:46	Break
01:46:49	Witness Direct Examination	Finch, Nathan	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:58:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:48:30	Witness Direct Examination	Pinder, John "Hutch"	Mulder, Ms. Brenda	In Person
01:15:45	Witness Cross Examination	Harrison, Bradley	Mulder, Ms. Brenda	In Person
01:31:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Pinder, John "Hutch"	Mulder, Ms. Brenda	In Person
01:38:47	General Case Activities		Mulder, Ms. Brenda	In Person
01:40:17	Break
01:55:53	Witness Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Dupre, Kevin	In Person
02:19:53	Witness Cross Examination	Mayfield, Craig	Dupre, Kevin	In Person
02:28:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Oliver, Lance	Dupre, Kevin	In Person
02:29:48	General Case Activities
03:10:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:44	Witness Direct Examination	Gordon, Harold	Yount, Dr. Royce M.D.	In Person
01:12:44	Witness Cross Examination	Finch, Nathan	Yount, Dr. Royce M.D.	In Person
01:31:38	Break
01:45:46	Witness Cross Examination	Finch, Nathan	Yount, Dr. Royce M.D.	In Person
02:15:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gordon, Harold	Yount, Dr. Royce M.D.	In Person
02:27:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Finch, Nathan	Yount, Dr. Royce M.D.	In Person
02:31:18	General Case Activities
02:58:43	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:11:45	Break
		01:22:26	General Case Activities
		02:55:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:05	Break
00:40:16	General Case Activities
01:16:14	Closing Statement	Pinder, John "Hutch"
02:23:30	Break
02:33:44	Closing Statement	Gordon, Harold
03:35:17	Closing Statement	Kaczynski, Stephen
04:05:45	Closing Statement	Finch, Nathan
04:27:30	General Case Activities
04:31:55	End of Session