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

Summary

Plaintiff seeks damages for injuries suffered because of smoking.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense on strict liability and fraud claims. Verdict for the plaintiff on the negligence claim.

Total compensatory damages: $1.6 million.

Apportionment of fault:

Richard Thorpe (attributable to plaintiff): 50%
R.J. Reynolds: 50%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Thorpe, Laurie
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $1,600,000

Judge: Benjamin Souede
Jurisdiction: 4th Judicial District of Oregon
Court: Multnomah County Courthouse

Case Number: 18CV36607
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Thorpe, Laurie

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
00:14:39	Opening Statement	Reyes, Nick
01:24:11	Break
01:40:40	Opening Statement	Geise, Steven
02:39:55	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:17:39	Break
01:44:19	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:34:24	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:17:30	Break
01:37:50	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:28:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:24:19	Break
01:44:18	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:07:42	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:01:08	Break
01:20:22	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:44:12	Break
01:54:50	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:58:12	Witness Cross Examination	Geise, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:24:10	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geise, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:29:35	Break
01:49:14	Witness Cross Examination	Geise, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:54:23	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Geise, Steven	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:50:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:54:13	Break
01:01:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:39:39	Break
02:01:25	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:44:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:16:57	Break
01:36:52	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:58:26	Break
02:15:12	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:01:35	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:11:27	Break
01:35:22	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:44:30	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:46:20	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:08:55	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:24:03	Break
01:51:30	Witness Direct Examination		Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
02:00:41	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:08:47	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:23:07	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Thorpe, Josh	In Person
01:10:13	Break
01:30:30	Witness Cross Examination	Calla, Diana	Thorpe, Josh	In Person
01:36:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Thorpe, Josh	In Person
01:41:20	Break
02:16:37	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:34:26	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:06:00	Break
01:23:50	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:16:35	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:23:19	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Simon	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:07:01	Break
02:09:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:14:28	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	thorpe, Richard	In Person
02:25:02	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Thorpe, Steven	In Person
00:08:21	Witness Cross Examination	Geise, Steven	Thorpe, Steven	In Person
00:13:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Thorpe, Steven	In Person
00:15:40	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Thorpe-Smith, Christi	In Person
00:31:50	Break
00:51:30	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Thorpe-Smith, Christi	In Person
01:03:50	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Thorpe-Smith, Christi	In Person
01:24:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Thorpe-Smith, Christi	In Person
01:28:14	Break
01:47:47	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Thorpe , James	In Person
02:15:30	Witness Cross Examination	Hansen, Simon	Thorpe , James	In Person
02:28:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Thorpe , James	In Person
02:30:10	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Gits, Lindsay	In Person
02:49:40	Witness Cross Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Gits, Lindsay	In Person
02:59:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Gits, Lindsay	In Person
03:00:17	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

JUN

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:25	Witness Direct Examination	Newton, Cynthia	Duffy, Dr. Regan	In Person
01:16:40	Break
01:36:51	Witness Direct Examination	Newton, Cynthia	Duffy, Dr. Regan	In Person
01:49:22	Witness Cross Examination	Calla, Diana	Duffy, Dr. Regan	In Person
02:22:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Newton, Cynthia	Duffy, Dr. Regan	In Person
02:32:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:00	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Thorpe, Laurie	In Person
00:44:10	Witness Cross Examination	Geise, Steven	Thorpe, Laurie	In Person
01:18:09	Break
01:31:50	Witness Cross Examination	Geise, Steven	Thorpe, Laurie	In Person
02:17:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Thorpe, Laurie	In Person
02:31:09	Break
02:46:34	General Case Activities
02:48:34	Witness Direct Examination		Johnston, Donald	Transcript Reading
02:57:40	Witness Direct Examination		Johnston, James	Transcript Reading
03:05:22	General Case Activities
03:15:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:54	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
00:08:57	General Case Activities
00:10:59	Break
00:39:02	Witness Direct Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Garner, Charles	In Person
02:21:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:29	Witness Direct Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Garner, Charles	In Person
00:22:26	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:17:13	Break
01:33:32	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Garner, Charles	In Person
02:02:46	Break
02:18:01	General Case Activities
02:19:53	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Garner, Charles	In Person
02:24:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McKinniss, Joyce	Garner, Charles	In Person
02:34:46	General Case Activities
02:36:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:38:58	Break
00:59:44	General Case Activities
01:00:09	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Michael
02:22:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:22	Closing Statement	Geise, Steven
00:58:43	Break
01:10:26	Closing Statement	Geise, Steven
01:59:28	Break
02:02:20	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
02:47:14	General Case Activities
02:57:38	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:36	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:23	General Case Activities
		00:12:32	End of Session