Schertzer v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco case, plaintiff seeks to recover damages for smoking-related injuries.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff.
Total damages: $2.5 million

Apportionment of fault:
Roberta Eisen (Attributable to plaintiff): 40%
Philip Morris: 38%
R.J. Reynolds: 22%

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Schertzer, Neil
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $2,500,000

Judge: Reemberto Diaz
Jurisdiction: 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Dade County Courthouse

Case Number: 2008-CA-001460
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Schertzer, Neil

Represented By:
Diaz, Richard (Diaz, Richard J, Law Offices of)

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Grant, Jessica (Morrison & Foerster LLP)
Sexton, Terrence (Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Cone, James (King & Spalding, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:38	Break
00:06:01	General Case Activities
01:06:26	Break
01:15:16	General Case Activities
01:31:06	Opening Statement	Diaz, Richard
03:25:46	General Case Activities
03:27:49	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

APR

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

20 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

15 Chapters

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

APR

AM Session

Closings

3 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

10 Chapters

APR

PM Session

Verdict

6 Chapters

APR

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:50:08	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:52:20	Break
02:04:37	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:56:00	Break
03:06:15	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
04:15:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:10:10	Break
01:18:58	General Case Activities
00:25:53	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:34:31	Witness Cross Examination	Sexton, Terrence	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:05:11	End of Session
01:26:18	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:12	Witness Cross Examination	Sexton, Terrence	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:01:17	Break
01:12:19	Witness Cross Examination	Sexton, Terrence	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:32:59	General Case Activities
02:42:47	Break
02:48:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:50:47	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Johnston, James "Jim"	Transcript Reading
02:54:56	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
02:58:42	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Transcript Reading
03:07:27	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Transcript Reading
04:07:27	Break
04:14:32	General Case Activities
04:22:12	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Lipowicz, Dr. Peter Ph.D.	Video Recording
04:36:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:25	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
00:47:46	Witness Cross Examination	Grant, Jessica	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:23:33	General Case Activities
01:35:43	Break
01:40:47	General Case Activities
01:42:29	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:47:44	General Case Activities		Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:49:03	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Grant, Jessica	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:50:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	In Person
01:51:52	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Schertzer, Neil	In Person
02:03:05	General Case Activities
02:11:06	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Schertzer, Neil	In Person
02:33:29	Witness Cross Examination	Sexton, Terrence	Schertzer, Neil	In Person
02:56:41	Break
03:07:44	Witness Cross Examination	Sexton, Terrence	Schertzer, Neil	In Person
04:13:28	Break
04:23:04	Witness Direct Examination		Koppelman, Charles	Video Conference
04:50:46	General Case Activities
04:51:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:23	Witness Cross Examination	Grant, Jessica	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:33:20	General Case Activities
00:58:51	Witness Cross Examination	Grant, Jessica	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:50:11	Witness Direct Examination	Salazar , Carlos	Eisen, Richard	In Person
01:56:43	General Case Activities
02:08:56	Witness Cross Examination	Sexton, Terrence	Eisen, Richard	In Person
02:50:03	Break
03:16:44	Witness Cross Examination	Sexton, Terrence	Eisen, Richard	In Person
03:18:28	Witness Cross Examination	Bell, Drew	Eisen, Richard	In Person
03:22:11	Witness Direct Examination	Salazar , Carlos	Landau, Debbie	In Person
03:41:32	Witness Cross Examination	Grant, Jessica	Landau, Debbie	In Person
04:22:27	General Case Activities
04:25:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Salazar , Carlos	Landau, Debbie	In Person
04:59:13	End of Session

Schertzer v. Philip Morris

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:20	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:59:30	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:03:44	Break
		01:12:10	General Case Activities
		01:14:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:27	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:08:30	General Case Activities
00:10:34	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:10:27	Witness Cross Examination	Grant, Jessica	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:23:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:14	Witness Direct Examination		Espinoza, Elisabeth	Transcript Reading
00:27:58	General Case Activities
00:42:45	Break
00:51:21	General Case Activities
00:56:22	Witness Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Eisen, Morris	In Person
02:42:13	General Case Activities
02:56:44	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
02:36:33	General Case Activities
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Grant, Jessica	Eisen, Morris	In Person
01:23:50	Break
01:37:00	Witness Cross Examination	Grant, Jessica	Eisen, Morris	In Person
02:36:33	General Case Activities
02:42:13	Break
02:49:04	Witness Cross Examination	Grant, Jessica	Eisen, Morris	In Person
02:56:30	Witness Cross Examination	Cone, James	Eisen, Morris	In Person
03:03:18	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Diaz, Richard	Eisen, Morris	In Person
03:33:17	General Case Activities
03:36:04	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:54:45	Break
01:00:20	General Case Activities
01:09:05	Witness Direct Examination		Heimann, Robert	Video Recording
01:14:55	General Case Activities	Diaz, Richard
01:22:43	Witness Direct Examination		Rosenkrantz, Stanley	Transcript Reading
01:36:42	Witness Direct Examination		Stanton, William	Transcript Reading
01:46:06	Witness Direct Examination		Rickets, Errol	Transcript Reading
02:00:10	General Case Activities
02:03:42	Break
02:08:33	General Case Activities
02:26:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:03:39	Closing Statement	Diaz, Richard
02:41:30	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:00	Closing Statement	Grant, Jessica
01:13:17	Closing Statement	Sexton, Terrence
01:36:48	Closing Statement	Grant, Jessica
01:52:05	Break
02:04:45	General Case Activities
02:08:35	Closing Statement	Cone, James
02:40:55	Closing Statement	Diaz, Richard
03:13:09	General Case Activities
03:27:35	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:00:44	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:35	General Case Activities
		00:06:22	Break
		00:06:58	General Case Activities
		00:11:24	End of Session