Johnson v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendants' concealment of tobacco's dangers led to nicotine addiction and smoking-related illness.

Outcome

Mistrial

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Johnson, Mildred
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Michelle Sisco
Jurisdiction: 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Edgecomb Courthouse

Case Number: 2014-CA-000019
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Johnson, Mildred

Represented By:
Avera, Mark (Avera & Smith)
Smith, Rodney (Avera & Smith)
Cherry, Anna (VAKA Law Group)
Uiterwyk, Hendrik (Abrahamson & Uiterwyk)

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Geraghty, William "Bill" (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Soto, Miranda (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Burton, R. Dal (Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:52	Opening Statement	Avera, Mark
01:29:54	General Case Activities
01:46:13	Break
01:56:05	Opening Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
03:13:33	Opening Statement	Burton, R. Dal
03:28:23	General Case Activities
03:30:14	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Other

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Cherry, Anna	Chapman, Cindy	In Person
00:22:31	Witness Cross Examination	Soto, Miranda	Chapman, Cindy	In Person
00:53:37	Witness Cross Examination	Burton, R. Dal	Chapman, Cindy	In Person
00:54:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cherry, Anna	Chapman, Cindy	In Person
01:04:59	Break
01:20:12	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:50:32	General Case Activities
03:54:01	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Johnson v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:41:41	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:45:46	Break
01:59:16	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:15:09	General Case Activities
03:17:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:49	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:51:07	General Case Activities
01:02:19	Break
01:10:22	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:27:22	General Case Activities
02:38:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:25:42	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:37:05	General Case Activities
01:43:20	Break
01:51:27	General Case Activities
01:57:55	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:37:56	General Case Activities
02:53:37	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:34:38	General Case Activities
03:37:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:35:57	General Case Activities
00:38:25	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:17:19	Break
01:27:12	General Case Activities
01:42:05	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:11:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:38	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:28:41	Break
01:55:15	Witness Cross Examination	Burton, R. Dal	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:25:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:25:01	General Case Activities
03:33:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:40:45	General Case Activities		Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:42:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:31:19	Witness Direct Examination	Uiterwyk, Hendrik	El-Deiry, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
01:52:25	Break
02:08:53	Witness Direct Examination	Uiterwyk, Hendrik	El-Deiry, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
03:11:02	Break
03:16:17	Witness Direct Examination	Uiterwyk, Hendrik	El-Deiry, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
03:16:36	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	El-Deiry, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
03:54:16	General Case Activities
04:01:07	General Case Activities
04:05:31	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:14:41	Break
		00:16:14	General Case Activities
		00:21:39	Break
		00:43:32	General Case Activities
		00:45:59	General Case Activities
		00:47:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:06	Witness Direct Examination	Uiterwyk, Hendrik	Westra, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
00:32:57	Witness Cross Examination	Soto, Miranda	Westra, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
01:32:07	Break
01:46:36	Witness Cross Examination	Soto, Miranda	Westra, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
02:03:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Uiterwyk, Hendrik	Westra, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
02:40:54	General Case Activities		Westra, Dr. William M.D.	In Person
02:44:36	Witness Direct Examination	Cherry, Anna	Chapman, Cindy	In Person
03:12:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:39:13	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:30:18	General Case Activities
01:33:06	Break
01:43:06	General Case Activities
01:44:32	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:12:16	General Case Activities
03:35:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:27	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:08:49	General Case Activities
01:12:28	Break
01:19:26	General Case Activities
01:24:26	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:31:05	Break
01:36:03	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:56:02	General Case Activities
04:04:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:04	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
00:44:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:26:44	General Case Activities
01:33:00	Break
01:40:13	General Case Activities
01:46:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:50:26	Witness Direct Examination	Uiterwyk, Hendrik	Johnson, Mildred	In Person
02:34:25	Break
02:41:27	Witness Direct Examination	Uiterwyk, Hendrik	Johnson, Mildred	In Person
03:00:07	General Case Activities
03:06:28	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:22	Break
		00:07:21	General Case Activities
		00:09:22	End of Session