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

Summary

In this tobacco case, plaintiff, claims defendant hid the dangers of cigarettes, causing nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.

Outcome

For the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Cohen , Mark
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Barbara Areces
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2014-CA-018677
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Cohen , Mark

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:41	Opening Statement	Alvarez, Alex
01:09:48	Opening Statement	Holden, Phillip
01:46:16	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

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
01:27:16	Break
01:53:07	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:30:44	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
		02:10:20	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
		00:20:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:29:12	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:29:15	Break
01:47:39	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:09:14	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:29:49	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:59:24	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:01:49	General Case Activities
01:02:45	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
00:59:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
01:11:45	General Case Activities
01:15:50	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Abel, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
01:20:20	Witness Cross Examination	Cone, James	Abel, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
01:49:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Abel, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
01:56:19	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Cohen , Mr. Mark	In Person
02:22:58	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Cohen , Mr. Mark	In Person
00:17:01	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Cohen , Mr. Mark	In Person
00:32:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Cohen , Mr. Mark	In Person
00:37:58	Witness Direct Examination		Cohen , Mr. Mark	In Person
00:39:43	Witness Direct Examination	Edson, Scott	Gene, Phillip	In Person
01:02:14	Witness Cross Examination	Cone, James	Gene, Phillip	In Person
01:26:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Edson, Scott	Gene, Phillip	In Person
01:27:58	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Schumann, Sheryl	In Person
01:48:35	Break
02:08:52	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Schumann, Sheryl	In Person
02:21:33	Witness Cross Examination	Cone, James	Schumann, Sheryl	In Person
02:39:22	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Schumann, Sheryl	In Person
02:43:18	Witness Direct Examination		Johnston, Donald	Transcript Reading
03:00:18	Witness Direct Examination		Johnston, James "Jim"	Transcript Reading
03:17:24	End of Session

JUN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

7 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

JUN

AM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

PM Session

Other

12 Chapters

JUN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

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

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:17	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Alex	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:44:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:44	Witness Direct Examination	Holden, Phillip	Davila , Dr. Enrique M.D	In Person
00:48:32	Witness Cross Examination	Cone, James	Davila , Dr. Enrique M.D	In Person
01:00:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holden, Phillip	Davila , Dr. Enrique M.D	In Person
01:07:41	Witness Direct Examination		Grabarnick, Caroline	Transcript Reading
01:29:07	General Case Activities
02:05:16	Witness Direct Examination		Feder, Stuwart	Transcript Reading
02:30:16	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:53:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:17	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
01:43:38	Break
02:11:14	Witness Direct Examination	Reyes, Nick	Drobes, Dr. David Ph.D.	In Person
02:35:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:13	Witness Direct Examination		Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
00:27:01	Witness Direct Examination	Cone, James	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
01:32:05	Break
01:52:33	Witness Direct Examination	Cone, James	Jaffe, Dr. Adam	In Person
02:34:34	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:10:57	Break
		00:15:41	Break
		00:42:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:55	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
02:02:22	Break
02:16:01	Closing Statement	Persons, W. Ray
03:41:02	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Alex
03:49:12	General Case Activities
04:05:22	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:12:55	Break
		00:25:10	General Case Activities
		00:32:46	Break
		00:38:12	General Case Activities
		00:43:34	Break
		00:48:53	General Case Activities

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:32	General Case Activities
		00:04:39	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:05:34	Break
		00:13:05	General Case Activities
		00:16:28	Break
		01:23:39	General Case Activities
		01:38:56	Break
		02:19:40	General Case Activities
		02:27:10	Break
		02:41:06	General Case Activities
		03:22:14	Break
		03:40:56	General Case Activities
		05:18:36	End of Session