Levine (Hoffner) v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.

Summary

In this Engle-progeny case, Charles Hoffner suffered coronary artery disease and required heart bypass surgery after decades of smoking. His daughter asserts that Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds are responsible for Hoffner's cigarette addiction, which caused his heart disease.

Representatives for Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds claim that Hoffner knew the dangers of smoking, yet did not attempt to quit in time to prevent his heart disease.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $1.3 million.

Apportionment of fault:
Charles Hoffner: 65%
Philip Morris: 35%
R.J. Reynolds: 0%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Levine, Lauren
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Jennifer Bailey
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2016-CA-029336
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Levine, Lauren

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Jackson, Brian (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Cruz-Alvarez, Frank (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Davis, Todd (King & Spalding, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

SESSIONS WITH Todd Davis

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:50	Break
00:20:30	General Case Activities
00:32:16	Opening Statement	Bass, T. Hardee
02:06:10	Break
02:28:27	Opening Statement	Jackson, Brian
02:58:07	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:22	Opening Statement	Jackson, Brian
00:41:37	Opening Statement	Davis, Todd
01:07:50	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Video Conference
01:40:30	Break
02:12:59	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Video Conference
03:32:39	General Case Activities
03:36:26	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:11	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Video Conference
01:27:46	Break
01:56:08	Witness Cross Examination	Jackson, Brian	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Video Conference
02:41:36	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:33	Witness Cross Examination	Jackson, Brian	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Video Conference
00:18:33	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Todd	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Video Conference
00:43:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Video Conference
00:49:56	General Case Activities		Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Video Conference
00:56:03	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:34:37	Break
02:00:37	General Case Activities
02:04:31	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:33:10	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:20	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:48:04	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:26	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:55	Break
01:50:44	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:19:21	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:01	General Case Activities
00:00:13	Witness Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:25:24	Break
01:46:32	Witness Cross Examination	Cruz-Alvarez, Frank	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:36:26	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:37	Witness Direct Examination	Cruz-Alvarez, Frank	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:05:28	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:41:26	Break
02:13:43	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:34:52	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Todd	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:06:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:13	Break
01:34:10	General Case Activities
01:36:47	Break
01:47:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wichmann, William	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:54:37	General Case Activities
01:56:53	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Loman, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
02:17:44	General Case Activities
02:32:32	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:16	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
01:53:23	Break
02:27:17	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
02:43:51	Witness Cross Examination	Cruz-Alvarez, Frank	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
03:35:28	Witness Cross Examination	Davis, Todd	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
03:42:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
03:49:20	General Case Activities		Feldman, Dr. Theodore	In Person
03:52:47	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:20:48	Witness Direct Examination	Hoffner, Charles	Transcript Reading
01:43:30	Break
02:07:54	Witness Direct Examination	Hoffner, Charles	Transcript Reading
03:08:43	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:15	Witness Direct Examination	Hoffner, Charles	Transcript Reading
01:39:22	Break
02:01:40	Witness Direct Examination	Levine, Lauren	In Person
02:16:15	Witness Cross Examination	Levine, Lauren	In Person
02:25:22	Witness Direct Examination	Hoffner, Samuel	Transcript Reading
02:46:12	General Case Activities
02:54:34	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:35	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Loman, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
00:38:09	Break
00:49:59	Witness Direct Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Loman, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
01:28:32	Break
01:55:14	Witness Cross Examination		Loman, Dr. Jeffrey	In Person
02:30:45	General Case Activities
03:00:22	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:55:33	End of Session

SEP

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:40	Closing Statement	Jackson, Brian
01:26:21	Break
01:45:25	Closing Statement	Davis, Todd
02:23:11	Closing Statement	Bass, T. Hardee
02:28:36	General Case Activities
02:44:51	End of Session

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:36	Break
00:43:15	General Case Activities
01:14:56	Closing Statement	Wichmann, William
01:25:41	Break
02:44:52	Break
03:11:14	Closing Statement	Wichmann, William
03:12:09	Closing Statement	Bass, T. Hardee
04:01:00	End of Session
01:36:16	Closing Statement	Wichmann, William

SEP

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:24:33	End of Session

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:00	Break
		00:24:27	General Case Activities
		00:50:06	End of Session

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:34	End of Session

SEP

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:49:11	End of Session

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:12	Reading of the Verdict
		00:05:56	General Case Activities
		00:38:57	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Openings - Damages

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:02	Break
00:20:00	General Case Activities
00:25:32	Opening Statement	Wichmann, William
00:27:38	Opening Statement	Jackson, Brian
00:38:59	Opening Statement	Davis, Todd
00:44:55	Break
01:03:56	General Case Activities
01:09:17	Witness Direct Examination	Jackson, Brian	Sherwood, Tim	In Person
01:53:42	End of Session

PM Session

Closings - Damages

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:09	Witness Direct Examination	Jackson, Brian	Sherwood, Tim	In Person
00:12:25	Witness Cross Examination	Bass, T. Hardee	Sherwood, Tim	In Person
01:07:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jackson, Brian	Sherwood, Tim	In Person
01:14:08	Break
01:32:15	General Case Activities
01:33:35	Closing Statement	Wichmann, William
01:44:57	Closing Statement	Jackson, Brian
02:12:35	Closing Statement	Davis, Todd
02:34:53	Closing Statement	Wichmann, William
02:44:10	General Case Activities
02:46:29	End of Session

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:46	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:33	General Case Activities
		00:05:15	End of Session

SEP

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Levine (Hoffner) v. R.J. Reynolds, et al.

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SESSIONS WITH Todd Davis

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