Perez-Trinidad v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.

Summary

In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff seeks to recover for disease allegedly caused by smoking.

Outcome

Verdict for the plaintiff.

Damages: $12 million.
Including $1 million in compensatory damages and $11 million in punitive damages.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Perez-Trinidad, Zulma
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $12,000,000

Judge: Michael Callan
Jurisdiction: Hampden County Superior Court Massachusetts
Court: Hampden County Superior Court Massachusetts

Case Number: 2179CV00365
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Perez-Trinidad, Zulma

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

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

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:24:32	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

SEP

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
		01:53:39	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
		00:16:47	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:59:05	Break
01:26:15	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:29:05	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:55:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:36:55	Break
02:00:14	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:35:55	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:08:33	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:41:07	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:43:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:40:22	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:43:22	Break
02:04:10	Witness Direct Examination		Schindler, Andrew		Transcript Reading
02:08:12	Witness Direct Examination		Di Marco, Robert		Transcript Reading
02:12:16	Witness Direct Examination		Carchman, Richard		Transcript Reading
02:19:42	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Beltran, Carlos		In Person
02:47:52	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Beltran, Carlos		In Person
03:16:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Beltran, Carlos		In Person
03:21:02	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Beltran, Carlos		In Person
03:21:59	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Trinidad, Jose		In Person
03:39:37	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Trinidad, Jose	In Person
00:19:05	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Trinidad, Jose	In Person
01:06:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Trinidad, Jose	In Person
01:16:28	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:45:18	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
00:05:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
01:12:52	Break
01:21:02	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
01:40:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
01:52:42	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
01:54:54	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:33:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:42:23	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Paige, Gary	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:44:51	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:45:35	Break
02:06:40	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:18:55	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
		01:14:07	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:41:47	Break
02:06:57	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:28:22	Break
02:42:37	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:39:10	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:11:50	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:49:23	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:32:45	Break
01:52:23	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:10:15	Break
03:16:45	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:28:30	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:40:55	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:33:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:26:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:28:46	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Trinidad-Perez, Glorymarie	In Person
00:25:45	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Trinidad-Perez, Glorymarie	In Person
00:42:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Trinidad-Perez, Glorymarie	In Person
00:48:20	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Trinidad, Gabriel	In Person
01:19:30	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Trinidad, Gabriel	In Person
01:32:30	Break
01:54:55	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Trinidad, Gabriel	In Person
02:21:10	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Trinidad, Gabriel	In Person
02:23:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Trinidad, Gabriel	In Person
02:28:48	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Trinidad, Gabriel	In Person
02:29:25	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Perez-Trinidad , Zulma	In Person
03:39:22	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Perez-Trinidad , Zulma		In Person
01:17:20	Witness Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Perez-Trinidad , Zulma		In Person
01:27:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Perez-Trinidad , Zulma		In Person
01:48:05	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Perez-Trinidad , Zulma		In Person
01:50:17	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Keehfus, Jason	Perez-Trinidad , Zulma		In Person
01:51:15	Break
02:11:15	Witness Direct Examination		Ambrosini, Anthony		Transcript Reading
03:17:40	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
03:48:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
		01:50:22	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
00:27:23	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
01:41:13	Break
02:07:43	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
03:02:23	Break
03:07:52	Witness Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
03:18:08	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
03:43:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
00:27:25	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Baker, Emily	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
00:28:54	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Geraghty, William "Bill"	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
00:36:35	Witness Direct Examination		Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.		Transcript Reading
01:20:29	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Other

6 Chapters

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Other

9 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

12 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Perez-Trinidad v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
00:48:04	Opening Statement	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra
01:05:34	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
01:13:44	Opening Statement	Keehfus, Jason
01:53:17	Break
01:57:42	Opening Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
02:40:02	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:39:13	Break
		00:43:43	General Case Activities
		01:40:13	Break
		01:40:58	General Case Activities
		02:07:21	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:02:10	Break
02:08:26	General Case Activities
02:13:20	General Case Activities	Keehfus, Jason
02:16:38	General Case Activities
03:22:20	General Case Activities
03:37:05	Break
03:42:30	General Case Activities
03:45:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:10	General Case Activities
00:17:12	Closing Statement	Keehfus, Jason
01:10:10	Closing Statement	Geraghty, William "Bill"
01:53:22	Break
02:10:35	General Case Activities
02:30:02	General Case Activities
02:31:17	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
02:47:02	Closing Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
03:46:29	Closing Statement	Paige, Gary
04:05:02	General Case Activities
04:05:37	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:20:08	General Case Activities
		00:43:18	General Case Activities
		00:44:37	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:09:52	General Case Activities
		00:12:53	End of Session