Phil J. Marotta v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al.

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff Phil Marotta alleged R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of fraudulent concealment of dangers of smoking cigarettes manufactured by the company which led his Philip M. Marotta to get addicted to smoking at the age of 12 and also alleged the company of being liable of manufacturing defective cigarettes which resulted in Philip M. Marottas death due to lung cancer at age 47 in 1994.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney Alex Alvarez. The defendant in this case, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company was represented by attorneys Mark Belasic and Dennis Murphy.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff - $6 million total

Phil Marotta - $2 million
Jill Marie Marotta - $2 million
Andrea Rosalee Bassiter - $2 million

At fault:
RJR - 58%
Marotta - 42%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Marotta, Phil
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $6,000,000

Judge: Jack Tuter
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: 07-36723
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Marotta, Phil

Represented By:
Alvarez, Alex (Alvarez Law Firm)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:25:11	General Case Activities
00:50:04	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:40:50	Break
01:54:37	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
02:11:50	Opening Statement	Rosenblum, Randy
02:33:14	Opening Statement	Belasic, Mark
02:59:07	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:11:27	Break
01:21:37	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:44:37	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
		01:04:56	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:20:36	Break
01:32:51	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:06:05	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:59:41	Break
01:16:41	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:20:46	Break
01:46:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Weiss, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:34:19	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Freidin, Philip	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
00:09:56	Break
00:18:18	Witness Direct Examination	Freidin, Philip	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
01:22:04	Break
01:41:53	Witness Direct Examination	Freidin, Philip	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
02:48:33	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Freidin, Philip	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
00:11:35	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
01:14:50	Break
01:45:59	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
02:30:12	Break
02:30:55	Witness Cross Examination	Belasic, Mark	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
02:34:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Freidin, Philip	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
02:48:07	Break
02:53:59	General Case Activities
02:57:02	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:57:17	Break
01:04:53	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:32:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Freidin, Philip	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:47:21	Witness Direct Examination	Freidin, Philip	Flieder, Dr. Douglas MD	In Person
02:21:13	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Freidin, Philip	Flieder, Dr. Douglas MD	In Person
00:54:04	Break
01:07:00	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Flieder, Dr. Douglas MD	In Person
01:44:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Freidin, Philip	Flieder, Dr. Douglas MD	In Person
02:03:03	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Marotta, Mr. Phil	In Person
02:51:02	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Marotta, Jill	In Person
00:21:20	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Marotta, Jill	In Person
00:37:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Marotta, Jill	In Person
00:40:25	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Vacaner, Andrea	In Person
00:49:17	Witness Cross Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Vacaner, Andrea	In Person
00:55:15	Break
01:17:40	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Galfano, Anthony	Transcript Reading
02:24:46	Break
02:33:15	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Denunzio, James	Transcript Reading
02:46:31	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Denunzio, James	Transcript Reading
00:54:10	Break
01:05:55	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Shmookler, Dr. Barry	In Person
02:19:27	Break
02:25:55	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Shmookler, Dr. Barry	In Person
03:53:52	End of Session

MAR

PM Session

Not in Session

0 Chapters

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Kelanty, Ms. Mary	Transcript Reading
00:48:41	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Kelanty, Ms. Mary	Transcript Reading
00:50:33	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Benowitz, Dr. Neal , M.D.	Video Recording
01:15:53	Break
01:28:01	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Benowitz, Dr. Neal , M.D.	Video Recording
02:32:47	Break
02:42:17	Witness Direct Examination	Murphy, Dennis	Benowitz, Dr. Neal , M.D.	Video Recording
03:19:46	Witness Direct Examination	Windham, Alan	Messinger, Dr. Neil	Video Recording
03:41:54	End of Session

MAR

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

1 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Phil J. Marotta v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, et al.

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