Perrotto v. RJ Reynolds

Summary

In this Engle progeny case, Debbie Perrotto is suing defendant tobacco manufacturers, claiming that defendants concealed the dangers of smoking while furthering an addiction to cigarettes that caused smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Verdict for Plaintiff

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Perrotto, Deborah
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Liggett Group Inc.
Lorillard Tobacco Co
Verdict: $4,087,339

Judge: Meenu Sasser
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 502007CA023841XXXXMB
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Products Liability

Plaintiff

Perrotto, Deborah

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Brenner, Andrew (Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP)
Cofer, Walter

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Weaver, Kurt (Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP (Raleigh))

Defense

Liggett Group Inc.

Defense

Lorillard Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Mcguire, William (Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP)

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:38	Opening Statement	Bass, T. Hardee
02:04:01	General Case Activities
02:05:47	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
02:26:09	Break
02:35:13	Witness Cross Examination	Weaver, Kurt	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
02:45:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
03:13:00	General Case Activities
03:17:13	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:17:46	Break
01:34:14	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:40:51	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:11:14	Break
01:27:35	Witness Cross Examination	Weaver, Kurt	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:20:22	Witness Cross Examination	Mcguire, William	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:52:38	Witness Cross Examination	Kaschel, Nancy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:17:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:43:32	General Case Activities
03:44:36	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

10 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

11 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:28	Witness Direct Examination	Alley, Dr. David	Video Recording
01:17:44	Break
01:34:23	Witness Direct Examination	Alley, Dr. David	Video Recording
02:57:11	General Case Activities
02:58:05	End of Session

Perrotto v. RJ Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:20	Opening Statement	Cofer, Walter
00:50:02	Opening Statement	Weaver, Kurt
01:08:47	Opening Statement	Mcguire, William
01:22:50	Opening Statement	Kaschel, Nancy
01:32:35	Break
01:43:24	General Case Activities
01:50:34	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
02:21:57	General Case Activities
02:59:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:34	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
01:32:25	Break
01:44:52	General Case Activities
01:51:11	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
02:53:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:24	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
00:55:42	Break
01:08:53	General Case Activities
01:16:53	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
02:47:25	General Case Activities
03:06:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:16	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
02:00:03	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:48:04	Break
00:59:38	General Case Activities
01:17:49	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:10:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:38	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:51:45	Break
02:09:59	General Case Activities
02:11:27	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:30:56	Break
04:04:07	General Case Activities
04:37:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:37	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:23:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:29	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:02:55	General Case Activities
01:08:53	Break
01:18:21	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:45:14	General Case Activities
02:51:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:55	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Rothschild, Dr. Neal	In Person
01:26:27	Break
01:44:36	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Rothschild, Dr. Neal	In Person
02:49:03	General Case Activities
02:55:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:47	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Rothschild, Dr. Neal	In Person
01:33:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Rothschild, Dr. Neal	In Person
02:09:23	General Case Activities
02:10:45	Break
02:22:04	General Case Activities
02:25:04	General Case Activities		Rothschild, Dr. Neal	In Person
02:31:25	General Case Activities
02:47:15	Witness Direct Examination		Perrotto, Santo	Video Recording
03:05:01	Witness Cross Examination		Perrotto, Santo	Video Recording
04:04:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Perrotto, Santo	Video Recording
04:14:50	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:54	Witness Direct Examination	Nemark, Dr. Sydney	Video Recording
02:06:06	Break
02:17:54	Witness Cross Examination	Nemark, Dr. Sydney	Video Recording
03:40:17	General Case Activities
03:46:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Perrotto, Debbie	In Person
01:08:05	Break
01:26:36	General Case Activities
01:34:26	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Perrotto, Debbie	In Person
02:32:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:51	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Perrotto, Debbie	In Person
01:17:20	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Perrotto, Debbie	In Person
01:34:26	Break
01:49:32	Witness Cross Examination	Cofer, Walter	Perrotto, Debbie	In Person
02:42:49	Witness Cross Examination	Luther, Kelly	Perrotto, Debbie	In Person
02:43:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Perrotto, Debbie	In Person
03:03:46	General Case Activities
03:15:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:20	Witness Direct Examination	Mcguire, William	Perrotto, Michael		In Person
00:29:56	Witness Direct Examination	Cofer, Walter	Ganz, Dr. Robert	Internal Medicine	In Person
01:40:23	Break
01:54:44	Witness Direct Examination	Cofer, Walter	Ganz, Dr. Robert	Internal Medicine	In Person
02:26:59	General Case Activities
02:33:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:59	Witness Direct Examination	Cofer, Walter	Ganz, Dr. Robert	Internal Medicine	In Person
00:22:09	Witness Cross Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Ganz, Dr. Robert	Internal Medicine	In Person
02:22:52	Break
02:30:24	General Case Activities
03:01:41	Witness Cross Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Ganz, Dr. Robert	Internal Medicine	In Person
03:08:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Cofer, Walter	Ganz, Dr. Robert	Internal Medicine	In Person
03:16:33	Witness Direct Examination		Hepenstil, Barbara		Transcript Reading
04:26:26	General Case Activities
04:49:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:01	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Kleinman, Dr. Joseph MD	Radiology	In Person
00:37:51	General Case Activities
01:13:01	Break
01:20:57	General Case Activities
01:34:22	Closing Statement	Bass, T. Hardee
03:07:26	Closing Statement	Hammer, Steven
03:34:18	General Case Activities
03:37:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:09	Closing Statement	Cofer, Walter
01:29:53	General Case Activities
01:30:46	Break
01:51:33	Closing Statement	Cofer, Walter
02:05:21	Closing Statement	Weaver, Kurt
02:28:27	Closing Statement	Kaschel, Nancy
02:43:41	Closing Statement	Mcguire, William
03:04:16	Closing Statement	Gdanski, Jonathan
03:41:19	General Case Activities
03:57:19	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:12	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:47	General Case Activities
		00:08:22	End of Session