Neff v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco trial, decedent Dorothy Milinkovich suffered from fatal lung cancer after smoking for over five decades. Plaintiff and Milinkovich's daughter, Deborah Neff, sues Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds, claiming that they conspired to hide the dangers of smoking from the public while working to make cigarettes as addictive as possible.

Attorneys for defendants R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris argue that Milinkovich was aware of the dangers of smoking yet chose to continue.

Outcome

Compensatory Damages $4,006,800.00
Punitive Damages $6,000,000.00

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Neff, Deborah
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Philip Morris Tobacco Co
Verdict: $10,006,800

Judge: David Haimes
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: 2007-CV-036745
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Neff, Deborah

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Defense

Philip Morris Tobacco Co

Represented By:
Brenner, Andrew (Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP (Miami))

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:25:48	Opening Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
02:30:56	General Case Activities
02:39:51	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:16:53	Break
01:34:52	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:27:20	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:07:30	General Case Activities
01:15:52	Break
01:28:00	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:29:10	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
02:53:10	Break
03:06:08	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:35:25	Witness Cross Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
04:15:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
04:25:49	End of Session

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

MAR

AM Session

Openings - Damages

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es) - Damages

11 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Closings - Damages

12 Chapters

AM Session

Defense Witness(es) - Damages

8 Chapters

MAR

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

4 Chapters

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

MAR

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Neff v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Opening Statement	Persons, W. Ray
01:10:44	Break
01:27:35	General Case Activities
01:30:04	Opening Statement	Brenner, Andrew
01:50:54	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:32:31	General Case Activities
02:37:32	Break
02:46:56	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:51:22	General Case Activities
04:24:40	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:17:55	Break
00:19:06	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:26:54	General Case Activities
01:28:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:10:00	General Case Activities
00:10:56	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:24:18	General Case Activities
01:27:02	Break
01:42:46	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:21:06	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:41:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:31	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
01:26:05	Break
01:43:49	General Case Activities
01:46:19	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
02:56:53	Break
03:11:29	Witness Cross Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
03:37:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:20:20	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:23:16	General Case Activities		Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:24:26	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
04:26:34	General Case Activities
04:50:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:32	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:48:06	General Case Activities
00:54:25	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:10:35	General Case Activities
02:12:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:14	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:13:46	Break
01:40:17	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:49:06	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:27:46	General Case Activities
02:30:51	Break
02:45:05	General Case Activities
02:48:32	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:14:23	Witness Cross Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:37:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
04:02:35	General Case Activities		Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
04:09:14	General Case Activities
04:22:58	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:25	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Neff, Deborah	In Person
01:37:06	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Neff, Deborah	In Person
02:03:02	General Case Activities
02:10:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:18	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Neff, Deborah	In Person
00:48:09	Witness Cross Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Neff, Deborah	In Person
00:50:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Neff, Deborah	In Person
01:02:54	General Case Activities		Neff, Deborah	In Person
01:10:24	Break
01:29:30	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Manson, Jennifer	In Person
02:31:33	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Manson, Jennifer	In Person
02:42:50	General Case Activities
02:49:11	Break
03:06:12	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Manson, Jennifer	In Person
03:29:32	General Case Activities	Hammer, Steven
03:48:52	General Case Activities
03:52:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Brenner, Andrew
00:43:05	Closing Statement	Gdanski, Jonathan
01:10:42	General Case Activities
01:28:40	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:02	Reading of the Verdict
		00:03:25	General Case Activities
		00:19:36	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:20:00	Opening Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
00:55:48	Opening Statement	Persons, W. Ray
01:04:15	Opening Statement	Brenner, Andrew
01:13:26	Witness Direct Examination		Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:34:12	General Case Activities
01:51:28	Break
01:58:12	General Case Activities
02:02:49	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:14	Witness Direct Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:07:12	Break
01:22:28	General Case Activities
01:25:50	Witness Direct Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:55:22	Break
02:10:13	Witness Direct Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Garner, Charles	In Person
02:56:23	Witness Cross Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Garner, Charles	In Person
04:00:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Garner, Charles	In Person
04:12:32	General Case Activities
04:18:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:41	Witness Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:19:55	Witness Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:29:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:34:04	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Green, Philip	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	In Person
00:49:56	General Case Activities
00:55:34	Closing Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
00:58:38	Closing Statement	Persons, W. Ray
01:26:38	Closing Statement	Brenner, Andrew
01:55:19	Closing Statement	Schlesinger, Scott
02:01:18	General Case Activities
02:06:34	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:43	Witness Direct Examination	Brenner, Andrew	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
01:05:49	Witness Cross Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
01:56:25	Break
02:11:16	Witness Cross Examination	Schlesinger, Scott	Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
02:25:54	General Case Activities		Flora, Dr. Jason Ph.D.	In Person
02:27:43	General Case Activities
02:38:27	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:35	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:07	General Case Activities
		00:05:08	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:29	Break
		00:09:39	General Case Activities
		00:12:50	End of Session