Bernice McCall v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this Engle tobacco litigation proceeding, Bernice McCall claims defendant Philip Morris concealed the dangers of cigarettes, which caused the lung cancer and death of Martin McCall.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $475,000 in punitive damages.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: McCall, Bernice
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $475,000

Judge: David Haimes
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: 2007-CV-036888
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

McCall, Bernice

Represented By:
Alvarez, Michael (Alvarez Law Firm)

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

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

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:58	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Michael
00:42:45	Break
00:52:08	Opening Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
01:47:58	General Case Activities
01:49:42	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:20	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:53:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:02:19	Break
01:19:17	General Case Activities
01:21:42	Witness Direct Examination		McCall, Bernice	Transcript Reading
02:20:03	Witness Direct Examination		Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Transcript Reading
02:36:30	General Case Activities
02:40:30	Break
02:50:32	General Case Activities
02:51:59	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:17:24	General Case Activities
04:20:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:11	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:13:42	General Case Activities
01:18:48	Break
01:28:51	General Case Activities
01:32:19	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:54:35	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:18:08	General Case Activities
03:20:16	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:14	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:22:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:36:24	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:39:51	General Case Activities
01:46:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:57	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Sherwood, Tim	In Person
01:18:05	Break
01:31:52	General Case Activities
01:37:39	Witness Cross Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Sherwood, Tim	In Person
02:35:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Sherwood, Tim	In Person
02:42:40	General Case Activities		Sherwood, Tim	In Person
02:45:27	General Case Activities
02:47:01	End of Session

Bernice McCall v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:56	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:17:35	General Case Activities
01:26:16	Break
01:40:11	General Case Activities
01:43:07	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:42:31	Break
03:02:08	General Case Activities
03:04:26	Break
03:17:30	General Case Activities
03:59:37	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:32	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:01:14	General Case Activities
01:06:29	Break
01:15:59	Witness Cross Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:49:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:07	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:36	Break
01:39:52	General Case Activities
01:43:44	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:17:22	General Case Activities
03:20:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:20	Witness Direct Examination	Reilly, Kenneth	Sherwood, Tim	In Person
01:45:28	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:20:30	Break
		01:51:06	General Case Activities
		02:00:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:28	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Michael
01:02:23	Break
01:14:25	General Case Activities
01:18:16	Closing Statement	Reilly, Kenneth
02:12:54	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:23	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:18	General Case Activities
		00:06:37	End of Session