Gaboury v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to disease.

Outcome

Verdict For Defense.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Gaboury, Denise
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Jose Rodriguez
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2007CA046351
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Gaboury, Denise

Represented By:
Elias, Richard (Elias Gutzler Spicer LLC)
Carr, Austin (Koch Parafinczuk & Wolf, P.A.)

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Diolombi, Hassia (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Gallagher, Kathleen (Beck Redden LLP )

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Green, Philip (King & Spalding, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:00	Break
00:44:52	General Case Activities
00:58:49	Opening Statement	Elias, Richard
01:50:49	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Diolombi, Hassia	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:30:26	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:47:19	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:51:56	General Case Activities
01:54:24	Break
02:06:48	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:45:48	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:48:44	Break
02:06:18	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:16:49	Break
03:28:33	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:57:41	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:27:02	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:03:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:06:50	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Elias, Richard	Gaboury, Denise	In Person
00:33:52	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Gaboury, Denise	In Person
01:01:57	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Gaboury, Denise	In Person
01:02:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Elias, Richard	Gaboury, Denise	In Person
01:06:15	Break
01:11:53	General Case Activities
02:37:26	End of Session

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

2 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Gaboury v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:58	Break
00:10:57	General Case Activities
00:14:35	Opening Statement	Diolombi, Hassia
01:04:48	Opening Statement	Green, Philip
01:31:12	Break
02:01:02	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
03:29:48	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:04:26	Break
		01:06:28	General Case Activities
		01:29:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:39:17	Break
00:50:46	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:03:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:32	Witness Direct Examination	Elias, Richard	McCarthy, Diana	In Person
00:49:43	Witness Cross Examination	Diolombi, Hassia	McCarthy, Diana	In Person
01:26:41	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	McCarthy, Diana	In Person
01:31:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Elias, Richard	McCarthy, Diana	In Person
01:38:40	Break
02:00:18	Witness Cross Examination	Elias, Richard	Campbell, Michelle	In Person
02:33:23	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Campbell, Michelle	In Person
03:11:51	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Campbell, Michelle	In Person
03:20:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Elias, Richard	Campbell, Michelle	In Person
03:27:33	General Case Activities

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:31:26	Break
		00:34:08	General Case Activities
		02:01:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:36:46	Closing Statement	Carr, Austin
01:20:41	Closing Statement	Gallagher, Kathleen
02:29:14	End of Session