Amaral v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff, the representative of a deceased smoker's estate, seeks to recover damages for the smoker's lung cancer death. Plaintiff contends that defendant tobacco companies cigarettes were defectively designed, in that their cigarettes could have been made safer and non-addictive, and that defendants concealed the dangers of their cigarettes, fueling the smoker's addiction to nicotine and leading to his cancer.

The defense contends their cigarettes were not defectively designed and that the smoker was aware of the dangers of cigarettes but failed to stop smoking in time to avoid his disease.

Outcome

Plaintiff verdict:
977,883.90 for hospital bills
850,000 for his suffering
500,000 for the wife
350,000 for each child (5)
Punitive damages
25 million - PM
11.5 million RJR

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Amaral,
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
Cumberland Farms
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $40,577,884

Judge: Michael Pinneault
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex County
Court: Middlesex County Superior Court

Case Number: 2181CV000062
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Amaral,

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Brenner, Andrew (Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP)
Tepikian, Bruce (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

Cumberland Farms

Represented By:
Sankar, Stephanie (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Calderon, M. Katie (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:35:54	Opening Statement	Paige, Gary
01:27:59	Break
01:54:14	General Case Activities
01:55:18	Opening Statement	Brenner, Andrew
02:35:26	Opening Statement	Sankar, Stephanie
02:39:36	Opening Statement	Boyce, Kevin
02:56:46	Break
02:58:36	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:30:35	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Jupe, Richard	In Person
		00:58:35	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:08:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:19:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:29:08	Witness Direct Examination		Demarco, Robert	Transcript Reading
01:33:33	Witness Direct Examination		Schindler, Andrew	Transcript Reading
01:37:43	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Amaral, Michelle	In Person
01:47:07	Break
02:17:42	General Case Activities
02:19:05	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Amaral, Michelle	In Person
02:42:40	Witness Cross Examination	Calderon, M. Katie	Amaral, Michelle	In Person
03:41:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Amaral, Michelle	In Person
03:46:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Amaral, Michelle	In Person
00:15:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Calderon, M. Katie	Amaral, Michelle	In Person
00:21:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Amaral, Michelle	In Person
00:23:03	Witness Direct Examination		Amaral, Victor	Video Recording
01:59:16	Break
02:26:57	Witness Direct Examination		Amaral, Victor	Video Recording
02:57:35	Witness Direct Examination		Amaral, Olivia	Video Recording
03:25:01	Witness Direct Examination		Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
03:59:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:09	Witness Direct Examination		Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
00:34:16	Witness Cross Examination		Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
01:25:17	Witness Re-Direct Examination		Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
01:29:57	Witness Re-Cross Examination		Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
01:31:34	Witness Re-Cross Examination		Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
01:34:40	General Case Activities
01:36:11	Witness Direct Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:53:47	Break
02:17:56	Witness Direct Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:54:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:53	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Amaral, Juli-Ann	In Person
00:19:30	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Amaral, Juli-Ann	In Person
00:32:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Amaral, Juli-Ann	In Person
01:09:36	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Amaral, Juli-Ann	In Person
01:30:45	Witness Direct Examination		Morgan, James	Video Recording
01:46:56	Break
02:13:10	General Case Activities
02:15:09	Witness Direct Examination		Burke, Scott	Video Recording
02:30:24	Witness Direct Examination		Colpack, Thomas	Video Recording
02:40:29	Break
02:51:40	General Case Activities
02:52:24	Witness Direct Examination		Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:03:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:16:29	Break
02:00:50	General Case Activities
02:02:31	Closing Statement	Tepikian, Bruce
03:03:47	Closing Statement	Sankar, Stephanie
03:11:53	Closing Statement	Boyce, Kevin
03:23:06	Closing Statement	Lehman, Kathryn
03:33:16	Closing Statement	Boyce, Kevin
03:48:09	End of Session

Amaral v. Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:08	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:45:48	Break
02:19:17	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:54:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:27	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:54:42	Break
02:40:29	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:56:14	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:25	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:14:51	Witness Cross Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:02:20	Break
02:32:54	Witness Cross Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:51:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:33	Witness Cross Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:10:48	Break
01:27:53	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:29:23	Break
02:54:04	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:36:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:02:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:00	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:39:20	Break
02:18:53	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:53:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:24	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:52:24	Break
02:21:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
02:23:49	Witness Cross Examination	Calderon, M. Katie	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
03:08:27	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
03:10:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
03:25:57	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:00:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:44	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:53:13	Break
02:19:01	Witness Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:38:58	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:52:53	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:22	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:27	Break
02:05:52	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:11:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:59	Witness Direct Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:00:42	Break
02:27:16	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:25:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Paige, Gary	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:00:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:35	Witness Direct Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:34:45	Break
02:06:13	Witness Cross Examination	Rosenblum, Randy	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:42:48	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:06:21	Reading of the Verdict
		00:19:25	General Case Activities
		00:26:23	End of Session