Ferrer v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

In this tobacco trial, Richard Ferrer was diagnosed with terminal bladder cancer approximately two decades after he quit smoking. Ferrer smoked cigarettes for around 25 years before finally quitting.

Ferrer argues that Philip Morris cigarettes were unreasonably dangerous. His attorneys assert Philip Morris engineered their cigarettes to be as addictive as possible despite being able to produce safer varieties of cigarettes.

Representatives for Philip Morris claim that cigarettes are inherently dangerous and that safer designs would be poorly received by consumers.

Outcome

Verdict for defendant.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Ferrer, Richard and Yolanda
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Judge: Mercedes Murphy
Jurisdiction: 7th Judicial Circuit of New Mexico
Court: 7th Judicial Circuit of New Mexico

Case Number: D-725-CV-201900132
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Ferrer, Richard and Yolanda

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:20	Opening Statement	Bruster, Anthony
01:21:50	Break
01:36:16	Opening Statement	Thorne, David
02:52:06	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:13:38	Break
01:27:08	Witness Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:07:29	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:04:47	Break
01:19:35	Witness Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:38:29	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:10:43	Break
01:25:40	Witness Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:01:30	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:10:03	Witness Cross Examination	Thorne, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:11:03	Break
01:31:01	Witness Cross Examination	Thorne, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:55:43	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Thorne, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:28:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:39:28	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Thorne, David	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:40:55	Break
01:00:50	Witness Direct Examination	Hull, John	Coon, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:22:05	Break
02:38:06	Witness Cross Examination	Thorne, David	Coon, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:56:09	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hull, John	Coon, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
00:11:02	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Thorne, David	Coon, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
00:13:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hull, John	Coon, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
00:14:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Thorne, David	Coon, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
00:18:05	Witness Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Ferrer, Richard	In Person
01:06:00	Break
01:20:42	Witness Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Ferrer, Richard	In Person
01:54:35	Break
02:04:53	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Ferrer, Richard	In Person
02:57:54	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Ferrer, Richard	In Person
01:03:00	Break
01:17:25	Witness Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Ferrer, Yolanda	In Person
01:44:50	Witness Cross Examination	Chesin, Scott	Ferrer, Yolanda	In Person
02:12:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Ferrer, Yolanda	In Person
02:14:09	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:04:45	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:17:25	Break
01:33:25	Witness Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:01:22	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:02:43	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:09:30	End of Session

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AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hull, John	Davis, Dr. Michael M.D.	Video Recording
00:16:44	Witness Direct Examination	Michelman, Scott	Davis, Dr. Michael M.D.	Video Recording
01:08:06	Break
01:28:05	Witness Direct Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:08:30	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Jupe, Richard	In Person
00:46:40	Witness Cross Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:52:20	Break
02:06:08	Witness Cross Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:44:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:51:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:56:53	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:59:00	Witness Direct Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	In Person
03:46:30	End of Session

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AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	In Person
01:01:10	Break
01:15:00	Witness Cross Examination	Hull, John	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	In Person
01:48:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	In Person
01:55:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Hull, John	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	In Person
01:56:10	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Tepikian, Bruce	Ticknor, Dr. Christopher	In Person
01:57:55	Witness Direct Examination	Thorne, David	Hernandez, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
03:02:25	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Hernandez, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
01:27:15	Break
01:44:25	Witness Cross Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Hernandez, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:13:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Thorne, David	Hernandez, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:32:50	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Hernandez, Dr. David M.D.	In Person
02:36:03	General Case Activities
02:36:45	End of Session

APR

PM Session

Closings

8 Chapters

APR

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

APR

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Ferrer v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:40	Witness Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:16:15	Break
01:35:55	Witness Direct Examination	Bruster, Anthony	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:50:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:32:40	Closing Statement	Bruster, Anthony
01:38:10	Break
01:52:05	Closing Statement	Tepikian, Bruce
01:59:21	Closing Statement	Thorne, David
02:21:05	Closing Statement	Tepikian, Bruce
03:11:03	Closing Statement	Bruster, Anthony
03:19:15	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:30	General Case Activities
		00:04:20	End of Session