Howles v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco litigation trial, Mary Howles is suing defendant tobacco companies, claiming they concealed the dangers of cigarettes, which caused a smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Mistrial

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Howles, Mary
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: John Murphy
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: CACE07-34919
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Negligence, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Howles, Mary

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Cofer, Walter (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Trotter, Rhonda (Kaye Scholer LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:07	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:17:02	Break
01:27:46	General Case Activities
01:28:50	Opening Statement	Cofer, Walter
02:27:46	Opening Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
02:56:03	General Case Activities
03:34:52	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:01:19	Break
01:10:41	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:55:18	Break
02:06:23	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:36:29	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Holden, Phillip	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
01:06:48	Break
01:14:12	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
02:14:17	Break
02:19:39	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
02:36:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holden, Phillip	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
02:54:40	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
00:31:44	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Howles, Mary		In Person
01:43:28	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Howles, Mary		In Person
02:46:50	General Case Activities
02:50:33	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

JAN

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Howles v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:46	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	Video Recording
01:15:41	Break
01:26:45	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	Video Recording
02:28:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	Video Recording
03:32:06	General Case Activities
03:36:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:31	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	Video Recording
00:42:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	Video Recording
00:47:50	General Case Activities
01:06:53	Break
01:15:43	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:37:47	General Case Activities
02:39:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:59	Witness Direct Examination	Trotter, Rhonda	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
01:41:30	Break
01:51:47	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
03:10:49	General Case Activities		Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	Mental Health - Psychiatry, Psychology, & Counseling	In Person
03:14:47	General Case Activities
03:15:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:36	Break
00:07:42	General Case Activities
00:11:24	Break
00:17:29	General Case Activities
00:20:12	Witness Direct Examination	Trotter, Rhonda	Hawkins, Ron	Video Recording
01:18:43	General Case Activities
01:19:26	Break
01:21:56	General Case Activities
02:21:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:13	General Case Activities
00:39:20	Break
00:46:26	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
02:14:05	Break
02:26:15	Closing Statement	Cofer, Walter
04:05:33	End of Session