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

Summary

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

Outcome

Damages $123,085.41
Pain and Suffering $7,000,000.00

Comparative Fault:

Defendant 75%
Plaintiff 25%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Gentile, Michael
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $7,123,085

Judge: Meenu Sasser
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 2015CA005405
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Gentile, Michael

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Arnold, Keri (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Rosen, Eric
01:22:25	General Case Activities
01:24:28	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:36:49	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
01:38:50	Break
01:57:55	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:00:53	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Pike, Jennifer	Video Recording
03:23:35	General Case Activities
03:24:20	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
		01:51:17	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:49:05	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:02:39	Break
01:13:25	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:00:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:10:19	Break
02:48:01	General Case Activities
02:58:59	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Graham, Josiah	Palace, Arlin	Transcript Reading
01:14:43	Break
01:31:55	Witness Direct Examination	Graham, Josiah	Lane, Stephanie	In Person
02:05:20	Witness Direct Examination	Wald, Kimberly	Gentile, Jr., Michael	In Person
02:46:33	Witness Cross Examination	Cruz-Alvarez, Frank	Gentile, Jr., Michael	In Person
02:52:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wald, Kimberly	Gentile, Jr., Michael	In Person
02:54:20	Witness Direct Examination	Wald, Kimberly	Gentile, Chris	In Person
03:09:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cruz-Alvarez, Frank	Gentile, Chris	In Person
03:13:05	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Gentile, Nicolas	In Person
03:23:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Closings

13 Chapters

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:26	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:23:19	Break
01:48:03	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:10:12	Break
03:22:36	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
05:14:26	General Case Activities
05:19:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:57	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:08:04	Break
01:26:35	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:21:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:45:15	General Case Activities
02:46:30	Break
02:54:26	General Case Activities
03:16:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:11	Break
00:20:22	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:05:48	Break
01:19:18	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:31:06	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:27:30	Break
		00:56:36	General Case Activities
		01:49:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:58	General Case Activities	Arnold, Keri
00:24:57	Break
00:31:44	General Case Activities
00:59:00	Closing Statement	Rosen, Eric
02:12:50	Break
02:25:56	General Case Activities
02:35:04	Break
02:36:28	Closing Statement	Arnold, Keri
03:50:54	Closing Statement	Rosen, Eric
04:04:03	General Case Activities
04:11:39	General Case Activities
04:15:54	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:53	General Case Activities
		00:03:20	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:05:04	General Case Activities
		00:07:10	End of Session