Ortiz v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker hid the dangers of smoking, which caused addiction and disease.

Outcome

Verdict for the Defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Ortiz, Carlos
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Philip Morris Tobacco Co
Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Judge: Dennis Murphy
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2008-CA000847
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Ortiz, Carlos

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Tepikian, Bruce

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Tepikian, Bruce

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:38:07	Opening Statement	Carr, Austin
01:28:10	Opening Statement	Henninger, Ursula
01:46:40	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Ortiz, Madeline	In Person
00:35:00	Witness Cross Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Ortiz, Madeline	In Person
01:43:42	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Ortiz, Madeline	In Person
01:50:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Ortiz, Madeline	In Person
01:58:29	Break
02:12:36	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Ortiz, Emily	In Person
02:57:08	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
		01:41:44	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:18:43	Break
01:32:49	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:23:11	Witness Cross Examination	Cone, James	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:38:58	Break
03:55:15	Witness Cross Examination	Cone, James	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
04:47:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
04:55:28	General Case Activities
04:59:43	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full except noted sections that were not recorded.

Ortiz v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:40	Opening Statement	Henninger, Ursula
01:06:32	Opening Statement	Tepikian, Bruce
01:15:00	Break
01:28:08	Witness Direct Examination	Elias, Richard	Ortiz, Daisy	In Person
02:14:59	Witness Cross Examination	Cone, James	Ortiz, Daisy	In Person
03:16:33	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Ortiz, Daisy	In Person
03:24:05	General Case Activities
03:28:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:36	Witness Direct Examination	Carr, Austin	Ortiz, Madeline	In Person
01:35:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:38	Break
00:21:01	Witness Direct Examination	Elias, Richard	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:17:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:59	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Ortiz, Madeline	In Person
00:14:52	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Ortiz, Dayan	In Person
00:28:18	Witness Cross Examination	Elias, Richard	Ortiz, Dayan	In Person
00:43:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Ortiz, Dayan	In Person
00:54:29	Break
00:58:26	Witness Direct Examination	Cone, James	Collar, Carmen	In Person
01:12:49	Witness Cross Examination	Elias, Richard	Collar, Carmen	In Person
01:22:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cone, James	Collar, Carmen	In Person
01:28:33	Break
01:41:45	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Ortiz, Adelina	In Person
02:17:27	Witness Cross Examination	Carr, Austin	Ortiz, Adelina	In Person
02:18:39	General Case Activities
02:42:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:56	Break
00:03:50	Witness Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Cosmo, Dr. Leonard M.D.	In Person
01:35:06	Witness Cross Examination	Carr, Austin	Cosmo, Dr. Leonard M.D.	In Person
01:56:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Henninger, Ursula	Cosmo, Dr. Leonard M.D.	In Person
02:20:29	General Case Activities
02:24:19	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		02:31:43	Break
		02:33:41	General Case Activities
		02:34:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:38:50	Closing Statement	Carr, Austin
01:29:30	Opening Statement	Henninger, Ursula
02:49:07	Break
03:00:39	General Case Activities
03:03:05	Closing Statement	Tepikian, Bruce
03:18:49	Closing Statement	Carr, Austin
03:30:16	General Case Activities
03:50:36	End of Session