Teresa Starr-Blundell v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco

Summary

Plaintiff claims defendant cigarette manufacturers hid the dangers of smoking, leading to addiction and disease.

Outcome

500K damages but plaintiff 80% responsible, so net award of $100K.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Starr-Blundell, Teresa
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $100,000

Judge: L. Haldane Taylor
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Duval County Courthouse

Case Number: 07-12167-BXXX
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Starr-Blundell, Teresa

Represented By:
Anderson, Bruce (Terrell Hogan)

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Reilly, Kenneth (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP (Miami))

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Bassett, W. Randall

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:11	General Case Activities
00:34:55	Break
00:47:45	Opening Statement	Anderson, Bruce
02:41:51	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

MAY

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Other

3 Chapters

AM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:57	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:39:51	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:17:28	Break
01:37:14	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:48:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:32	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:45:49	Break
00:51:10	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:18:54	Break
01:35:19	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:49:58	Witness Direct Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:56:34	Witness Direct Examination	Latham, William	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:03:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:17	Witness Direct Examination	Latham, William	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:10:32	Break
01:32:12	Witness Direct Examination	Latham, William	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:44:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:00	Break
00:17:37	Witness Direct Examination	Latham, William	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:31:49	Break
01:50:13	Witness Direct Examination	Latham, William	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:06:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:26:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:37:41	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Cook, Dr. Christopher	Video Recording
01:08:02	Witness Cross Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Cook, Dr. Christopher	Video Recording
01:34:19	Witness Cross Examination	Wilner, Norwood	Cook, Dr. Christopher	Video Recording
01:38:12	Break
01:59:58	Witness Cross Examination	Latham, William	Cook, Dr. Christopher	Video Recording
03:15:05	End of Session

Teresa Starr-Blundell v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:46	Opening Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
01:23:31	Break
01:41:32	Opening Statement	Bassett, W. Randall
02:34:28	Break
02:44:46	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:48:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:12	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Cook, Dr. Christopher	Video Recording
00:54:45	Break
01:17:56	General Case Activities
02:09:32	Break
02:18:48	General Case Activities
03:01:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:23:55	Break
01:45:10	General Case Activities
02:10:03	Break
02:16:16	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:49:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:50	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:05:05	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:50:27	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:00:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:55	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:40:30	Break
02:05:24	General Case Activities
02:13:36	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Bonhomme, Jeanne	Video Recording
02:59:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:08	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Bonhomme, Jeanne	Video Recording
00:45:11	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Bonhomme, Jeanne	Video Recording
01:16:22	Break
01:35:27	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Bonhomme, Jeanne	Video Recording
01:54:26	Break
02:02:33	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Bonhomme, Jeanne	Video Recording
03:14:36	Break
03:25:28	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Bonhomme, Jeanne	Video Recording
03:50:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:55	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Bonhomme, Jeanne	Video Recording
00:45:36	Break
01:02:40	General Case Activities
01:27:14	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Brown, Mr. David	Video Recording
02:49:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:30	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Seargent, Wilbur	Video Recording
01:17:56	Break
01:35:11	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Seargent, Wilbur	Video Recording
02:32:37	Break
02:40:21	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Starr-Allen, Debra	Video Recording
03:13:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:10	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Starr-Allen, Debra	Video Recording
00:57:45	Break
01:17:39	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Starr-Allen, Debra	Video Recording
02:23:48	Break
02:31:46	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Starr-Allen, Debra	Video Recording
03:35:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:06	Witness Direct Examination	Patacca, Angelo	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
01:16:26	Break
01:39:54	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
03:02:24	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
03:13:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Patacca, Angelo	Werner, Dr. Tonia M.D.	In Person
03:22:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:08	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Starr-Blundell, Theresa	In Person
01:23:30	Break
01:40:42	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Starr-Blundell, Theresa	In Person
02:18:20	Break
02:22:37	General Case Activities
03:01:16	Witness Direct Examination	Anderson, Bruce	Johnston, James "Jim"	Transcript Reading
03:05:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:01	Break
00:33:24	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Chamberlain, Vincent	Video Recording
01:21:00	Break
01:38:59	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Chamberlain, Donna	Video Recording
02:22:15	General Case Activities
02:41:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:19	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Proctor, Lance	Video Recording
01:12:53	Break
01:29:10	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Lapoint, Fredrick	Transcript Reading
02:15:01	Break
02:26:42	General Case Activities
03:07:19	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:13	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
01:49:31	Break
02:12:58	Witness Cross Examination	Patacca, Angelo	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
03:00:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Rossman, Dr. Jonathan	In Person
03:06:34	General Case Activities
03:08:46	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:41:51	Break
		01:50:37	General Case Activities
		02:44:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:21	General Case Activities
00:30:29	Closing Statement	Patacca, Angelo
01:19:43	Break
01:39:01	Closing Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
02:44:18	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:07	Closing Statement	Bassett, W. Randall
00:46:30	Break
00:53:27	Closing Statement	Patacca, Angelo
01:13:28	General Case Activities
01:37:02	End of Session