Johnson v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco trial, decedent Audree Johnson died from lung cancer after smoking a pack of Marlboros daily since she was young.

Johnson's family claims that this cancer was due to Philip Morris producing defectively designed products and conspiring to hide their risks for decades. They assert that the cigarettes were engineered to addict as many people as possible, which was intentionally concealed from the public for decades.

Philip Morris claims that tobacco cigarettes are inherently addictive. Representatives for Morris assert that any potentially 'less dangerous' form of cigarettes would not be commercially successful.

Outcome

Verdict for defendant.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Johnson, Amanda
Defense: Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Judge: James Noel
Jurisdiction: Valencia County District Court, New Mexico
Court: 13th Judicial District Court of New Mexico

Case Number: D-1314-CV-2019-00897
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Johnson, Amanda

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Gallagher, Kathleen (Rodman & Rodman, LLC)
Nease, Christopher (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:52	Opening Statement	Holmes, Wes
01:22:57	General Case Activities
01:30:58	Break
01:41:53	Opening Statement	Nease, Christopher
02:43:30	General Case Activities
02:47:00	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

12 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

JAN

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:56	Witness Direct Examination	Hull, John	Jacobson, Melissa	In Person
00:18:27	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Jacobson, Melissa	In Person
00:30:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hull, John	Jacobson, Melissa	In Person
00:31:44	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Jacobson, Melissa	In Person
00:36:31	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:32:30	Break
01:45:39	General Case Activities
01:47:10	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:33:50	General Case Activities
03:42:12	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:11	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:07:37	General Case Activities
00:28:21	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:41:42	Break
01:56:02	General Case Activities
02:07:12	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:19:53	General Case Activities
03:31:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:19:46	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:42:48	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:15	General Case Activities
01:20:32	Break
01:41:10	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:06:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:55	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:27	Break
01:36:08	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:43:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:25:12	General Case Activities
03:31:13	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:08	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Video Conference
00:42:40	General Case Activities
00:53:26	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Video Conference
02:25:09	General Case Activities
02:26:05	Break
02:37:14	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Video Conference
03:21:59	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Video Conference
03:29:16	General Case Activities
03:38:43	End of Session

Johnson v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:25:08	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:23:57	General Case Activities
01:27:35	Break
01:44:38	General Case Activities
01:55:08	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:11:41	General Case Activities
03:14:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:58	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Video Conference
01:17:11	Break
01:34:04	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Video Conference
02:31:08	General Case Activities
02:32:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hull, John	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Video Conference
01:35:07	Break
01:49:30	Witness Direct Examination	Hull, John	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Video Conference
02:04:49	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Video Conference
02:16:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hull, John	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Video Conference
02:20:56	Witness Direct Examination		Johnson, Audrey	Video Recording
03:05:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:10	Witness Direct Examination		Johnson, Audrey	Video Recording
01:19:11	General Case Activities
01:25:18	Witness Direct Examination	Hull, John	Johnson, Amanda	In Person
01:58:20	Break
02:06:09	General Case Activities
02:08:50	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Johnson, Amanda	In Person
02:11:23	General Case Activities
02:36:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:46	Witness Direct Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:30:26	General Case Activities
01:32:27	Break
01:43:46	Witness Direct Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:57:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:49	Witness Direct Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Jupe, Richard	In Person
00:37:18	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:19:41	General Case Activities
01:27:30	Break
01:48:16	Witness Cross Examination	Holmes, Wes	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:54:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:03:07	Witness Direct Examination		Johnson, Michael	Transcript Reading
02:33:58	General Case Activities
02:37:02	Break
02:48:46	General Case Activities
03:09:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:53:36	Break
01:05:59	General Case Activities
01:10:26	Witness Direct Examination		Johnson, Audrey	Transcript Reading
01:23:04	Witness Direct Examination		Johnson, Michael	Transcript Reading
01:25:14	Witness Direct Examination	Nease, Christopher	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
02:30:51	Break
02:44:01	General Case Activities
02:45:39	Witness Direct Examination	Nease, Christopher	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
03:15:12	Witness Cross Examination	Holmes, Wes	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
03:52:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Nease, Christopher	Dorce, Dr. Daphne M.D.	In Person
04:00:22	General Case Activities
04:04:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:26	Break
00:17:22	General Case Activities
00:45:08	Closing Statement	Holmes, Wes
01:58:36	Break
02:07:45	General Case Activities
02:12:56	Closing Statement	Gallagher, Kathleen
03:24:19	Closing Statement	Holmes, Wes
03:37:45	General Case Activities
03:57:12	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:37	Break
		00:11:28	General Case Activities
		00:13:44	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:22	General Case Activities
		00:07:47	End of Session