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

Summary

In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff contends defendant cigarette makers concealed the dangers of smoking, leading to nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.

Outcome

VERDICT FOR DEFENSE.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Russell, Garold
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Catherine Combee
Jurisdiction: 10th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Polk County Courthouse

Case Number: 2010-CA-005234
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Negligence, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Russell, Garold

Represented By:
Wichmann, William (Wichmann, William, J., Law Offices of)
Lewis, Michael (Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:22:37	Opening Statement	Wichmann, William
01:55:10	Break
02:13:01	Opening Statement	Isasi, Jose
03:48:59	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Vadaparampil, Dr. Matthew	In Person
00:37:19	Witness Direct Examination	Lewis, Michael	Ruckdeschel, Dr. John	In Person
01:28:51	General Case Activities
01:34:49	Break
01:48:06	Witness Direct Examination	Lewis, Michael	Ruckdeschel, Dr. John	In Person
01:59:36	Witness Cross Examination	French, Jesika	Ruckdeschel, Dr. John	In Person
02:43:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lewis, Michael	Ruckdeschel, Dr. John	In Person
03:02:01	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities		McCain, Russell	In Person
00:02:58	General Case Activities
00:06:20	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	McCain, Russell	In Person
00:33:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lewis, Michael	McCain, Russell	In Person
00:37:18	Break
00:49:13	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	McCain, Ronald	In Person
00:59:03	Witness Cross Examination	Galvan, Alex	McCain, Ronald	In Person
01:11:10	Witness Direct Examination	Lewis, Michael	McCain, Roy	In Person
01:42:25	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	French, Jesika	Chaiken, Dr. Lisa	In Person
00:41:46	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Michael	Chaiken, Dr. Lisa	In Person
01:17:55	Break
01:32:32	Witness Cross Examination	Lewis, Michael	Chaiken, Dr. Lisa	In Person
01:57:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	French, Jesika	Chaiken, Dr. Lisa	In Person
02:05:20	Witness Direct Examination	Isasi, Jose	Chundru, Dr. Satish M.D	In Person
03:20:06	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Chundru, Dr. Satish M.D	In Person
		00:27:24	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

8 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:50	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:34:34	Break
01:49:03	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:37:45	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:06	Witness Direct Examination	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:32:18	Break
01:52:01	Witness Direct Examination	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:01:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:05	Break
00:36:52	General Case Activities
00:49:53	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:47:20	General Case Activities
01:48:52	Break
02:08:07	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:19:48	General Case Activities

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:53	Witness Direct Examination	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:19:05	Break
01:39:17	Witness Direct Examination	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:53:43	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:05	Witness Direct Examination	Schreiber, Dr. Fred M.D	Video Recording
01:27:35	Break
01:49:28	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Euna	Transcript Reading
03:00:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:54	Break
00:11:26	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	McCain, Lindsay	In Person
00:29:18	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	McCain, Cerissa	In Person
00:33:28	Break
00:47:14	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	McCain, Cerissa	In Person
01:00:18	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	McCain, Destiny	In Person
01:15:25	Witness Direct Examination	Lewis, Michael	McCain, Russell	In Person
01:32:07	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:06	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	McCain, Deanna	In Person
00:16:35	General Case Activities
00:37:53	Break
00:49:45	General Case Activities
00:56:05	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	McCain, Deanna	In Person
01:48:31	Break
02:01:08	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	McCain, Deanna	In Person
02:02:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lewis, Michael	McCain, Deanna	In Person
02:14:20	Break
02:39:13	General Case Activities
02:44:35	Witness Direct Examination	French, Jesika	Chaiken, Dr. Lisa	In Person
03:21:42	General Case Activities
03:24:56	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:40:04	Break
		00:44:05	General Case Activities
		01:11:35	Break
		01:30:58	General Case Activities
		02:31:58	Break
		03:21:46	General Case Activities
		03:44:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:24	Break
00:04:48	General Case Activities
00:28:44	Closing Statement	Wichmann, William
01:48:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:10	Closing Statement	Isasi, Jose
01:06:18	End of Session