Maloney v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims defendant cigarette maker hid the dangers of its products, causing nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Mistrial

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Maloney, John
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Elizabeth Krier
Jurisdiction: 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Lee County Justice Center

Case Number: 07-CA-015578
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability, Negligence

Plaintiff

Maloney, John

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Expert Witnesses

Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:35	General Case Activities
00:36:30	Opening Statement	Stevens, Craig
02:34:41	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:27:03	Break
01:45:27	General Case Activities
01:50:29	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
03:26:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
03:43:01	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Heimann, Robert	Video Recording
03:54:01	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Quinlan, Michael	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:02:48	General Case Activities	Stevens, Craig	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:05:21	General Case Activities	Quinlan, Michael	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:08:15	Witness Cross Examination	Quinlan, Michael	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:16:41	Break
01:31:41	Witness Cross Examination	Quinlan, Michael	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:40:37	Break
03:41:42	General Case Activities
03:44:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:08:31	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Quinlan, Michael	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:11:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:13:06	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Brazzeal, Chad	Brusic, Samantha	In Person
00:22:51	Witness Cross Examination	Weizenecker , Jennifer	Brusic, Samantha	In Person
00:47:25	Witness Direct Examination	Brazzeal, Chad	Bogatitus, Rhonda	In Person
01:04:55	Witness Cross Examination	Weizenecker , Jennifer	Bogatitus, Rhonda	In Person
01:28:55	General Case Activities		Bogatitus, Rhonda	In Person
01:28:55	Break
01:46:13	General Case Activities
01:50:16	Witness Direct Examination	Dill, John	Maloney, John	In Person
02:42:13	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

3 Chapters

OCT

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Maloney v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:45	General Case Activities
00:02:55	Opening Statement	Geise, Steven
01:09:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:06	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:06:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:15	Break
00:15:26	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:38:07	Break
01:53:32	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:18:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:00	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:19:26	Break
01:29:44	General Case Activities
01:32:11	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:35:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:40	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:58	Break
01:54:03	Witness Direct Examination	Stevens, Craig	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:20:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:19	Witness Cross Examination	Geise, Steven	Maloney, John	In Person
01:26:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Dill, John	Maloney, John	In Person
01:30:56	Break
01:31:53	General Case Activities
01:48:46	Break
01:58:49	General Case Activities
01:59:50	General Case Activities	Stevens, Craig
02:02:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:12	General Case Activities
00:35:42	Closing Statement	Stevens, Craig
02:06:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:29	Closing Statement	Geise, Steven
02:01:18	Break
02:10:24	General Case Activities
02:13:00	Closing Statement	Dill, John
02:46:45	General Case Activities
03:07:56	Break
03:20:00	General Case Activities
03:22:51	General Case Activities
03:36:23	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:08:42	General Case Activities
		00:12:11	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:07	General Case Activities
		00:02:38	General Case Activities
		00:03:18	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:16	General Case Activities
		00:04:48	General Case Activities
		00:10:57	End of Session