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

Summary

In this tobacco litigation case, Barbara Morales claims defendant tobacco companies hid the dangers of cigarettes, which caused addiction and smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Verdict for Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Morales, Barbara
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Jacqueline Hogan Scola
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 07-16277-CA-04
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Negligence, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Morales, Barbara

Represented By:
Gerson, Philip

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:07	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:05:17	Break
02:15:55	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:37:30	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:54:35	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
01:03:44	Break
01:21:09	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
01:48:43	Witness Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
03:13:26	Break
03:23:02	Witness Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
04:03:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bayuk, Frank	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
04:20:10	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Morales, Barbara	In Person
01:08:09	Break
01:26:07	Witness Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Morales, Barbara	In Person
02:29:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Morales, Barbara	In Person
02:43:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Morales, Barbara	In Person
02:46:11	General Case Activities
03:25:27	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Martinez-Fernandez, Dr. Luis Ph.D	In Person
01:42:11	Break
01:58:44	Witness Direct Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Martinez-Fernandez, Dr. Luis Ph.D	In Person
02:31:15	Witness Cross Examination	Gerson, Philip	Martinez-Fernandez, Dr. Luis Ph.D	In Person
03:31:33	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Closings

14 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Benowitz, Dr. Neal , M.D.	Video Recording
01:15:41	Break
01:33:01	Witness Direct Examination	Benowitz, Dr. Neal , M.D.	Video Recording
02:49:20	General Case Activities
02:54:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:10	Witness Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Mitrani, Dr. Moises M.D.	In Person
01:33:38	General Case Activities
01:55:24	Break
02:02:48	General Case Activities
02:02:49	Witness Cross Examination	Bayuk, Frank	Mitrani, Dr. Moises M.D.	In Person
03:34:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gerson, Philip	Mitrani, Dr. Moises M.D.	In Person
03:55:05	General Case Activities
04:00:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:51	Break
00:20:30	General Case Activities
00:21:55	Break
00:57:03	General Case Activities
00:58:47	Break
01:09:48	General Case Activities
01:32:18	Closing Statement	Gerson, Philip
02:35:11	Break
02:42:18	Closing Statement	Bayuk, Frank
04:07:43	Break
04:32:16	Closing Statement	Gerson, Philip
04:58:58	General Case Activities
05:17:52	End of Session