Hancock v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff seeks to recover for injuries she claims were caused by smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Verdict for the plaintiff on the Engle class membership claim.

Total compensatory damages: $1.5 million

Comparative Fault:

R.J. Reynolds (Defendant): 40%
Jimmy Hancock (Attributable to Plaintiff): 60%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Hancock, Patsy
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $1,500,000

Judge: Cheryl Thomas
Jurisdiction: 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Edgecomb Courthouse

Case Number: 2009-CA-018859
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Hancock, Patsy

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:03	Break
00:22:10	General Case Activities
00:52:10	Opening Statement	Roslansky, Eric
01:44:32	Break
01:59:08	Opening Statement	Harrison, Bradley
02:52:06	General Case Activities
02:53:00	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

APR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:43	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:36:00	General Case Activities
01:45:52	Break
01:56:52	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:28:38	Witness Cross Examination	Harrison, Bradley	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
04:02:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:26	Witness Cross Examination	Harrison, Bradley	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:15:39	General Case Activities
01:28:38	Break
01:37:42	Witness Cross Examination	Harrison, Bradley	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:13:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:37:33	General Case Activities		Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
02:41:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:45	Witness Direct Examination	Roslansky, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:55:34	Break
01:10:19	Witness Direct Examination	Roslansky, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:16:19	Break
02:29:38	Witness Direct Examination	Roslansky, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:53:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:38	Witness Direct Examination	Roslansky, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:39:11	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:45:05	Break
01:56:02	Witness Direct Examination	Roslansky, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:16:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:10	Witness Direct Examination	Roslansky, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:17:02	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, Jihan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:31:27	Break
01:45:22	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, Jihan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:00:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Roslansky, Eric	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:12:32	General Case Activities
03:14:38	End of Session

Hancock v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:43	Witness Direct Examination	Bigger, Brent	Hancock, Patsy	In Person
01:00:26	Break
01:17:10	Witness Cross Examination	Pasek, Jacqueline "Jackie"	Hancock, Patsy	In Person
02:00:06	General Case Activities
02:04:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:16	Break
00:19:32	Witness Direct Examination	Roslansky, Eric	Satters, Donald	In Person
00:40:12	Witness Cross Examination	Pasek, Jacqueline "Jackie"	Satters, Donald	In Person
00:56:03	General Case Activities
01:03:12	Break
01:06:59	General Case Activities
01:10:22	Break
01:20:22	General Case Activities
02:25:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:17	Break
00:30:44	General Case Activities
01:04:50	Closing Statement	Roslansky, Eric
01:36:18	Closing Statement	Bigger, Brent
02:01:12	Break
02:17:10	Closing Statement	Harrison, Bradley
03:32:43	Closing Statement	Bigger, Brent
03:40:51	General Case Activities
03:58:22	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:37	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:40	General Case Activities
		00:04:46	End of Session