Greene v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco trial, Patricia Green developed lung cancer after smoking cigarettes since middle school. She asserts Philip Morris engaged in conspiracy to hide the dangers of smoking, leading to her lung cancer and kidney failure. Additionally, she claims Philip Morris could have released alternatively-designed cigarettes, which would have been safer and contained a lower amount of nicotine.

Philip Morris claims Greene only smoked around a pack a day and permanently quit cigarettes for nearly a quarter of a century before being diagnosed with lung cancer. Representatives for Morris argue that consumers rejected the alternative designs Green proposed.

Outcome

Verdict for Plaintiff.
Total Damages: $9,685,414.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Greene, Patricia
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $9,685,414

Judge: Helene Kazanjian
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex County
Court: Middlesex County Superior Court

Case Number: 1581CV01808
Industry
Practice Area

Plaintiff

Greene, Patricia

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:47	Opening Statement	Weisman, Michael
01:03:18	Opening Statement	Wunderli, John
01:44:45	Break
02:17:40	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:24:50	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
		01:46:49	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:24:59	Break
01:49:09	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:25:13	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
		01:51:26	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:35:43	Break
02:00:58	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:12:19	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:41:16	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
		01:51:45	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:40:41	Break
02:18:05	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
02:48:13	Break
03:04:15	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:33:56	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:56:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:03:25	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Buonopane, Mark	In Person
01:13:48	Witness Cross Examination	Wunderli, John	Buonopane, Mark	In Person
01:16:35	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Damon, Richard	In Person
01:23:37	Witness Cross Examination	Wunderli, John	Damon, Richard	In Person
01:35:26	Witness Direct Examination		Bible, Geoffrey	Video Recording
01:49:04	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Tyrrell , Barbara	In Person
00:12:58	Witness Direct Examination	Weisman, Michael	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
01:35:22	Break
02:03:56	Witness Direct Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
02:38:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
03:32:21	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
00:34:06	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Weisman, Michael	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
00:51:52	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	DiFranza, Dr. Joseph M.D.	In Person
00:52:32	Witness Direct Examination		Morgan, James	Transcript Reading
01:25:18	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lever, Meredith	Goulski, Magaret	In Person
00:13:31	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Goulski, Magaret	In Person
00:18:57	Witness Direct Examination		Pike, Jennifer	Video Recording
01:24:39	Break
01:52:50	Witness Direct Examination		Pike, Jennifer	Video Recording
02:24:26	Witness Direct Examination		Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
03:31:37	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Farone, Dr. William Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
00:59:22	Break
01:13:29	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Waikar, Dr. Sushrut	In Person
02:24:46	Break
02:50:18	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Waikar, Dr. Sushrut	In Person
02:51:03	Witness Cross Examination	Wunderli, John	Waikar, Dr. Sushrut	In Person
03:03:54	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
00:32:40	Break
01:01:55	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
02:07:40	Break
02:37:43	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
03:39:48	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
00:25:21	Witness Cross Examination	Wunderli, John	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
00:33:44	Break
00:42:17	Witness Cross Examination	Wunderli, John	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
01:46:59	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Wunderli, John	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
00:23:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
00:47:09	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Wunderli, John	Goldberg, Dr. Marvin Ph.D.	In Person
00:50:56	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Burke, William	In Person
01:25:25	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Burke, William	In Person
01:35:41	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Burke, William	In Person
01:36:46	Break
02:07:01	Witness Direct Examination		Millhiser, Ross	Video Recording
02:32:51	Witness Direct Examination		Morgan, James	Video Recording
03:06:26	Witness Direct Examination	Lever, Meredith	Lee, Dr. Neville	In Person
03:27:43	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Lee, Dr. Neville	In Person
00:15:07	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lever, Meredith	Lee, Dr. Neville	In Person
00:25:14	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Greene, Fredrick	In Person
01:22:22	Witness Cross Examination	Wunderli, John	Greene, Fredrick	In Person
01:42:59	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Bueno, Dr. Raphael	In Person
01:38:18	Break
02:03:57	Witness Direct Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Bueno, Dr. Raphael	In Person
03:06:46	Witness Direct Examination	Leifer, Neil	Greene, Patricia	In Person
03:39:34	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Leifer, Neil	Greene, Patricia	In Person
00:54:15	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Greene, Patricia	In Person
01:17:07	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Gallagher, Kathleen	Greene, Patricia	In Person
00:42:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Leifer, Neil	Greene, Patricia	In Person
01:21:22	Witness Direct Examination		Jupe, Richard	Video Recording
01:57:10	Break
02:21:21	Witness Direct Examination	Lever, Meredith	Greene, Annie	In Person
02:39:51	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wunderli, John	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:16:19	Break
01:44:53	Witness Direct Examination	Wunderli, John	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:53:20	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Wunderli, John	Jupe, Richard	In Person
00:50:58	Witness Cross Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:45:03	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:37:46	Break
02:03:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wunderli, John	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:25:45	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Rainer, Andrew	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:29:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Wunderli, John	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:30:02	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Closings

6 Chapters

SEP

PM Session

Verdict

2 Chapters

SEP

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Greene v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Gallagher, Kathleen
01:40:50	Break
02:05:10	Closing Statement	Rainer, Andrew
02:39:37	Closing Statement	Weisman, Michael
03:12:28	General Case Activities
03:43:57	End of Session