Martin v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

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

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff

Fault - Philip Morris 55%

Damages: $1,100,000.00

Phase 2 - $1,300,000.00

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Martin, Linda
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $2,400,000

Judge: Jose Rodriguez
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 07-34267-CA
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Martin, Linda

Represented By:
Menendez, Jose (Menendez Law Firm)
Carr, Austin (Koch, Parafinczuk, Wolf & Susen)

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Sullivan, Diane (Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP)
Tolin, Adam (Weil Gotshal & Manges, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Menendez, Jose
00:38:33	Opening Statement	Sullivan, Diane
01:26:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:02	Witness Cross Examination	Tolin, Adam	Martin, Tania	In Person
00:41:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Martin, Tania	In Person
00:42:30	Witness Direct Examination	Menendez, Jose	Martin, Linda	In Person
01:54:00	General Case Activities
01:54:41	Break
02:22:00	Witness Direct Examination	Menendez, Jose	Martin, Linda	In Person
02:42:56	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Martin, Linda	In Person
03:37:29	General Case Activities
03:41:36	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
00:13:53	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:13:12	Break
01:27:34	General Case Activities
01:34:01	Break
01:35:27	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:32:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:40:13	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Tolin, Adam	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
00:37:43	Witness Cross Examination	Carr, Austin	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
01:10:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tolin, Adam	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
01:12:23	General Case Activities
01:14:52	Break
01:41:14	General Case Activities
01:43:23	Witness Direct Examination	Tolin, Adam	De Filippo, Dr. Antonio M.D.	In Person
02:53:58	Witness Cross Examination	Menendez, Jose	De Filippo, Dr. Antonio M.D.	In Person
03:28:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tolin, Adam	De Filippo, Dr. Antonio M.D.	In Person
03:35:23	General Case Activities
03:51:12	End of Session

MAY

AM Session

Judge Motion Ruling

2 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Openings - Damages

2 Chapters

PM Session

Closings - Damages

17 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

3 Chapters

MAY

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Martin v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:26	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Martin, Linda	In Person
02:04:05	General Case Activities
02:05:22	Break
02:14:11	General Case Activities
02:17:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Menendez, Jose	Martin, Linda	In Person
02:44:07	General Case Activities
02:46:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:00:28	Break
01:09:13	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:54:47	General Case Activities
01:59:51	Break
02:05:38	General Case Activities
02:07:26	Break
02:09:53	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:39:57	General Case Activities
03:57:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:55	Break
00:17:22	General Case Activities
00:19:12	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:29:09	General Case Activities
01:48:21	Break
01:53:40	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:29:51	General Case Activities
02:30:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:49:03	Break
01:04:06	Witness Direct Examination	Menendez, Jose	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:20:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:32	Break
00:03:02	Witness Cross Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:22:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Menendez, Jose	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:47:27	General Case Activities
01:51:44	Break
02:07:25	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Fonts, Dr. Ernesto M.D.	Transcript Reading
02:45:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:34	General Case Activities	Menendez, Jose
00:04:31	General Case Activities
00:06:11	General Case Activities	Tolin, Adam	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
00:21:32	General Case Activities	Carr, Austin	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
00:26:08	General Case Activities		Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
00:31:00	General Case Activities
01:13:34	Break
01:56:23	General Case Activities
01:58:32	Break
01:58:50	General Case Activities
02:07:07	Witness Direct Examination	Tolin, Adam	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
02:50:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:33:11	Closing Statement	Carr, Austin
01:14:24	Break
01:34:05	Closing Statement	Sullivan, Diane
02:21:35	Closing Statement	Carr, Austin
02:29:05	General Case Activities
02:43:58	General Case Activities
02:45:11	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:36	General Case Activities
		00:12:37	Break
		00:14:06	General Case Activities
		00:16:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:25	Break
00:22:05	General Case Activities
00:24:38	Opening Statement	Menendez, Jose
00:31:23	Opening Statement	Sullivan, Diane
00:41:59	Opening Statement	Menendez, Jose
00:42:38	Witness Direct Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:38:55	Break
01:58:55	Witness Cross Examination	Carr, Austin	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:42:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Sullivan, Diane	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:53:07	Break
02:55:21	Closing Statement	Carr, Austin
03:08:10	Closing Statement	Sullivan, Diane
03:18:15	Closing Statement	Carr, Austin
03:19:29	General Case Activities
03:21:27	General Case Activities
03:26:31	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:07	General Case Activities
		00:04:47	End of Session