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

Summary

In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturers concealed the dangers of their products, leading to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Phase 1 - $8,795,000.00

Phase 2 - $20,000,000.00

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Konzelman, Alan
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $28,795,000

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

Case Number: 2008-CV-019620
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability, Negligence

Plaintiff

Konzelman, Alan

Represented By:
Rosen, Eric (Kelley/Uustal)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:25:55	Opening Statement	Rosen, Eric
01:28:22	Break
01:39:50	Opening Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
03:05:40	Break
03:09:38	Opening Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
03:23:15	General Case Activities
03:54:47	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:04:36	Break
01:12:46	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:47:21	General Case Activities	Rosen, Eric
01:48:39	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Gilbert, John	Transcript Reading
03:11:06	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Konzelman, Alan	In Person
00:20:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Konzelman, Alan	In Person
00:29:44	Break
00:35:58	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Heimann, Robert	Video Recording
01:02:27	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Mattson, Sandra	In Person
00:55:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Mattson, Sandra	In Person
01:07:59	Break
01:21:24	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:34:13	Break
02:42:18	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:46:52	General Case Activities
02:47:23	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Johnston, James "Jim"	Transcript Reading
03:00:17	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Horrigan, Edward Jr.	Transcript Reading
03:05:43	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
03:38:04	General Case Activities
04:15:52	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Rosen, Eric
00:08:15	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
01:23:57	Break
01:44:47	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
02:00:01	Witness Cross Examination	Rosen, Eric	Giakas, Dr. William M.D	In Person
02:55:02	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Lehman, Kathryn	Kreitzer, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
00:28:33	General Case Activities	Rosen, Eric	Kreitzer, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
00:41:14	General Case Activities	Lehman, Kathryn	Kreitzer, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
00:41:43	General Case Activities		Kreitzer, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
00:43:41	General Case Activities
00:59:37	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Frost, Lori	In Person
01:29:12	Witness Cross Examination	Rosen, Eric	Frost, Lori	In Person
01:47:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Frost, Lori	In Person
01:48:39	Break
02:04:35	General Case Activities	Furr, Jeffrey
02:05:35	General Case Activities	Rosen, Eric
02:06:32	Witness Direct Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Choy, Dr. Alberto M.D.	Transcript Reading
02:46:36	Break
02:55:35	Witness Direct Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Choy, Dr. Alberto M.D.	Transcript Reading
03:24:01	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Verdict

6 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Openings - Damages

19 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:34	Break
00:12:59	General Case Activities
00:22:12	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:03:20	General Case Activities
03:08:31	Break
03:10:31	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:33:05	General Case Activities
03:33:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:20	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:21:40	Break
01:34:58	General Case Activities
01:36:32	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:23:08	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:54:56	Break
03:07:04	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:20:55	General Case Activities
04:21:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:22	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Video Conference
01:20:51	Break
01:32:17	General Case Activities
01:40:48	Break
01:42:06	General Case Activities
03:05:52	Break
03:09:40	General Case Activities
03:56:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:55	General Case Activities
00:08:17	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Sweeney, Sue	Transcript Reading
01:06:06	Break
01:24:04	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Gilbert, Karen	Transcript Reading
02:07:02	Break
02:15:30	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Video Conference
02:17:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Video Conference
02:37:00	General Case Activities		Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Video Conference
02:40:49	Break
02:48:28	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Toll, Dr. Benjamin Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:08:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:58	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Konzelman, Alan	In Person
00:46:24	Break
00:52:05	Witness Cross Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Konzelman, Alan	In Person
01:40:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:08	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:33:47	Break
01:35:12	General Case Activities
01:38:28	Break
02:02:36	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Henningfield, Dr. Jack , Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:21:55	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Mattson, Sandra	In Person
03:09:52	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:30	Break
		00:02:58	General Case Activities
		00:06:17	General Case Activities
		00:08:01	General Case Activities
		00:29:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:47	Break
00:05:28	Witness Direct Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Choy, Dr. Alberto M.D.	Transcript Reading
01:14:23	Break
01:23:47	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Kreitzer, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
02:21:43	Break
02:35:25	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Kreitzer, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
02:36:56	Witness Cross Examination	Rosen, Eric	Kreitzer, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
03:17:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Kreitzer, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
03:34:00	Witness Direct Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Murveit, Marcela	Transcript Reading
03:54:18	General Case Activities
04:10:03	General Case Activities	Lehman, Kathryn	Kreitzer, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
04:21:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:43	Break
00:17:05	General Case Activities
00:57:05	Break
01:02:32	General Case Activities
01:36:25	Closing Statement	Rosen, Eric
02:18:43	Break
02:26:45	Closing Statement	Rosen, Eric
03:04:32	Break
03:09:53	Closing Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
03:45:35	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:55	Reading of the Verdict
		00:06:39	General Case Activities
		00:12:07	General Case Activities
		00:17:09	General Case Activities
		00:20:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:09	Break
00:39:41	General Case Activities
00:45:33	Opening Statement	Rosen, Eric
00:47:24	Opening Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
01:03:06	Witness Direct Examination	Rosen, Eric	Raffa, Dr. Frederick PhD	Video Recording
01:17:17	General Case Activities	Rosen, Eric
01:18:19	General Case Activities
01:19:11	Break
01:23:15	Witness Direct Examination	Furr, Jeffrey	Garner, Charles	In Person
02:13:46	Witness Cross Examination	Rosen, Eric	Garner, Charles	In Person
02:30:05	General Case Activities
02:31:28	Break
02:39:15	General Case Activities
02:44:25	Closing Statement	Rosen, Eric
03:00:36	Closing Statement	Furr, Jeffrey
03:25:26	Closing Statement	Rosen, Eric
03:28:56	General Case Activities
03:31:24	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:10	General Case Activities
		00:07:23	General Case Activities
		00:09:35	End of Session