Jones v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation action, Phyllis Jones claims R.J. Reynolds concealed the dangers of smoking while fueling the nicotine addiction of Demos Jones, leading to his smoking-related illness.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Jones, Phyllis
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Larry Schack
Jurisdiction: 19th Judicial District of Florida
Court: Indian River County Circuit Court

Case Number: 2008-CA-0057
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability, Negligence

Plaintiff

Jones, Phyllis

Represented By:
Odom, Jason (Gould Cooksey Fennell, P.A.)
Carter, David (Gould Cooksey Fennell, P.A.)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:24:59	General Case Activities
01:53:31	Break
02:04:12	General Case Activities
02:12:44	General Case Activities
02:29:12	Opening Statement	Odom, Jason
03:15:23	Break
03:24:19	Opening Statement	Odom, Jason
03:56:43	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:30:15	General Case Activities
00:37:14	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:54:23	Break
02:12:12	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:21:27	General Case Activities
02:31:43	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:40:50	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:48:28	End of Session

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

16 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Other

6 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

AUG

AM Session

Closings

15 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

AUG

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Jones v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:51:22	Break
01:03:22	General Case Activities
01:04:56	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:22:40	Break
02:38:42	General Case Activities
02:46:28	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:00:28	General Case Activities
03:40:36	General Case Activities
03:41:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:54	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:27:02	General Case Activities
00:35:04	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:39:59	Break
01:57:05	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:31:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:12:05	Break
01:39:32	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:09:01	Break
03:34:52	General Case Activities
04:08:00	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:44	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:49:35	General Case Activities
01:02:04	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:32:45	General Case Activities
01:39:35	Break
01:56:51	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:02:25	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Jack	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:25:57	Break
02:42:46	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Jack	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:20:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:52	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Jack	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:43:44	Break
02:03:55	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Jack	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:20:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carter, David	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:51:27	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Williams, Jack	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:54:20	General Case Activities
04:16:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:39:22	Break
00:59:51	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:14:16	Break
02:27:00	General Case Activities
02:29:15	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:32:25	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:32:01	General Case Activities
00:34:34	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:44:05	General Case Activities
01:27:50	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:11:19	Break
02:28:17	General Case Activities
02:31:50	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:24:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:11	Break
00:13:29	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:59:52	Break
02:17:45	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:18:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:13	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:26:02	Break
00:37:36	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:18:22	General Case Activities
02:14:20	Break
02:22:11	General Case Activities
02:32:54	Break
02:37:50	General Case Activities
02:41:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:10:53	General Case Activities
03:18:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:32:43	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:42:45	General Case Activities
03:49:37	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		02:11:28	Break
		02:26:03	General Case Activities
		03:30:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:41	Break
00:36:44	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Jones, Phyllis	In Person
01:59:51	General Case Activities		Jones, Phyllis	In Person
02:07:35	Break
02:22:48	General Case Activities
03:05:00	General Case Activities
03:06:29	General Case Activities
03:45:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:59	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Suen, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
00:41:35	General Case Activities		Suen, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:11:43	Break
01:19:07	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Suen, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:23:59	Witness Cross Examination	Williams, Jack	Suen, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:45:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carter, David	Suen, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:53:18	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Williams, Jack	Suen, Dr. John M.D.	In Person
01:55:46	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Jones, Chris	In Person
02:36:08	Witness Cross Examination	Pike, Leah	Jones, Chris	In Person
02:56:05	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Jones, Chris	In Person
03:00:15	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Heimann, Robert	Video Recording
03:13:54	Break
03:23:34	General Case Activities	Jones, Phyllis	Jones, Chris	In Person
03:48:48	General Case Activities		Jones, Chris	In Person
03:50:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:47	Witness Direct Examination	Carter, David	Jones, Phyllis	In Person
01:12:52	Break
01:46:20	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Jones, Phyllis	In Person
02:10:00	General Case Activities
02:18:46	Witness Cross Examination	Isasi, Jose	Jones, Phyllis	In Person
03:36:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Carter, David	Jones, Phyllis	In Person
03:43:36	General Case Activities
03:47:19	General Case Activities
03:53:09	General Case Activities
04:04:03	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:35	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Schindler, Andrew	Video Recording
00:25:35	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Johnston, James "Jim"	Transcript Reading
00:28:39	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
00:45:22	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:23:58	Break
01:40:11	Witness Direct Examination	Odom, Jason	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
02:37:08	General Case Activities
02:56:15	Break
03:03:27	General Case Activities
03:10:15	General Case Activities
03:12:29	General Case Activities
03:14:22	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:59:23	Break
		01:17:57	General Case Activities
		03:27:19	Break
		03:31:15	General Case Activities
		03:46:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:01:09	Break
01:14:08	General Case Activities
01:25:10	General Case Activities
01:54:50	Closing Statement	Carter, David
03:23:44	General Case Activities
03:32:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:04	Closing Statement	Carter, David
00:56:38	General Case Activities
00:58:58	Break
01:17:06	Closing Statement	Isasi, Jose
02:45:17	Break
03:02:55	Closing Statement	Isasi, Jose
03:56:04	General Case Activities
04:29:44	General Case Activities
04:31:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:18	Break
00:32:18	General Case Activities
00:44:13	Break
01:04:04	General Case Activities
01:17:25	General Case Activities
01:30:54	General Case Activities
01:35:13	General Case Activities
01:40:50	Break
01:47:19	Closing Statement	Isasi, Jose
02:08:39	Closing Statement	Carter, David
02:15:13	General Case Activities
02:46:24	Closing Statement	Carter, David
03:28:13	General Case Activities
03:39:40	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:05:42	Reading of the Verdict
		00:08:27	General Case Activities
		00:10:42	End of Session