Weick v. Philip Morris

VERDICT

Trial
03/23/11 – 04/01/11

Summary

In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff Florence Weick (personal representative of the estate of Richard Weick) alleged R J Reynolds of fraudulent concealment of dangers of smoking cigarettes manufactured by the company, which led Richard Weick to get addicted to smoking at the age of 13, 24 years before the first warning label appeared on any cigarette package. The plaintiff also alleged the company of manufacturing defective cigarettes which resulted in Mr. Weick’s death due to lung cancer in 1997.

The plaintiff was represented by attorney Stephen Ruth. The defendant in this case R J Reynolds was represented by attorney Stephen Kaczynski.


The jury found that addiction to cigarettes was not the legal cause of Mr. Weick's death.

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Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information
Attorneys
Witnesses
Plaintiff
Defense
Judge
Martha Cook
Jurisdiction
13th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court
Edgecomb Courthouse
Case Number
08-CA-006827
Industry
Tobacco
Practice Area
Products Liability
Plaintiff
Weick, Florence
Defense
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Expert Witnesses
Lay Witnesses

Sessions

MAR
23
MAR
24
MAR
25
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
34 Chapters
MAR
28
MAR
29
MAR
30
MAR
31
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
3 Chapters
APR
1
APR
4

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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