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

Summary

In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiffs claims defendants hid the dangers and addictiveness of cigarettes, which caused addiction and smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Hackimer , John & Deborah
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

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

Case Number: 2014-CA-010849
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability, Negligence

Plaintiff

Hackimer , John & Deborah

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:49	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:38:03	General Case Activities
01:38:49	Break
02:05:49	General Case Activities
02:06:43	Opening Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
03:48:20	General Case Activities
03:49:09	Break
04:20:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
05:28:13	General Case Activities
05:29:41	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:34:43	Break
02:01:20	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:44:27	General Case Activities
02:52:02	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:41:54	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
		01:23:10	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:22:00	Break
01:41:57	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:47:20	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:03:30	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Hackimer, John	In Person
01:19:48	Break
01:34:02	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Hackimer, John	In Person
01:46:16	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:03:22	General Case Activities
03:03:56	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
00:23:35	Witness Direct Examination	Green, Philip	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
01:52:07	General Case Activities
01:55:09	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Green, Philip	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
00:47:43	Break
00:59:33	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
02:18:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Green, Philip	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
02:33:30	General Case Activities
02:34:01	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Nellany, Dennis	Transcript Reading
00:36:28	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	White, Thomas	Transcript Reading
01:19:48	Break
01:29:08	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Seidelman, Dr. Richard M.D.	Transcript Reading
02:39:44	General Case Activities
03:39:00	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

SEP

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:36	Witness Direct Examination	Freidin, Philip	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	In Person
00:55:07	Break
01:06:21	General Case Activities
01:08:59	Witness Direct Examination	Freidin, Philip	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:51:15	Break
02:07:21	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:13:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Freidin, Philip	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:37:46	General Case Activities
03:38:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:05	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:03:27	Break
01:20:24	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:50:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:52:19	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:54:00	Break
01:26:30	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Hackimer, John	In Person
02:05:52	General Case Activities
02:06:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:13	Witness Direct Examination		Klein, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
01:15:18	Witness Cross Examination	Freidin, Philip	Klein, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
01:21:57	Break
01:48:27	General Case Activities
01:49:12	Witness Cross Examination	Freidin, Philip	Klein, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
03:11:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Klein, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
03:18:59	General Case Activities
03:20:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:41	Break
00:16:20	General Case Activities
00:17:04	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	McGregor, Dr. Jeanne MD	In Person
01:15:08	Break
01:16:59	General Case Activities
01:19:40	Break
01:29:03	Witness Cross Examination	Freidin, Philip	McGregor, Dr. Jeanne MD	In Person
02:44:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	McGregor, Dr. Jeanne MD	In Person
02:47:04	Witness Direct Examination	Green, Philip	Ervin, Ivonne	Transcript Reading
03:11:03	General Case Activities
03:11:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:51	Break
00:29:04	General Case Activities
00:53:03	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
02:07:42	Closing Statement	Freidin, Philip
02:33:38	Break
02:45:16	Closing Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
03:15:19	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:10	General Case Activities
		00:04:10	General Case Activities
		00:05:10	End of Session