Walsh v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Summary

In this tobacco litigation, plaintiff seeks to recover damages for alleged, smoking-related disease.

Outcome

Phase 1

Percentage of fault

RJR - 60%
Timothy Walsh, Sr. - 40%

Damages: $500,000

Phase 2

Punitive Damages: $725,000
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Total: 1,225,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Walsh, Judith
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $1,225,000

Judge: Kimberly Sharpe-Byrd
Jurisdiction: 6th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Pasco County Circuit Court

Case Number: 2017-CA-000158
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Walsh, Judith

Represented By:
Smith, Rodney (Avera & Smith)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Walker, John (Jones Day)

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

PM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:24	Opening Statement	Smith, Rodney
01:15:47	Break
01:32:52	Opening Statement	Walker, John
02:49:37	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Latinberg, Richard	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
00:09:53	Witness Cross Examination	Pedrosa, Eliot	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
01:04:53	Break
01:33:03	Witness Cross Examination	Pedrosa, Eliot	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
01:43:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Latinberg, Richard	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
02:02:33	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Pedrosa, Eliot	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
02:04:38	General Case Activities		Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
02:10:08	Witness Cross Examination	Pedrosa, Eliot	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:21:10	General Case Activities
03:22:53	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:25:22	Witness Cross Examination	Pedrosa, Eliot	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:42:10	Break
02:02:00	Witness Cross Examination	Pedrosa, Eliot	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:08:40	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:13:10	Witness Cross Examination	Pedrosa, Eliot	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:11:15	Break
01:28:44	Witness Cross Examination	Pedrosa, Eliot	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:38:00	Break
02:54:00	Witness Cross Examination	Pedrosa, Eliot	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:34:05	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:09:13	Witness Cross Examination	Pedrosa, Eliot	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:32:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:57:16	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:19:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
01:38:20	Break
02:01:05	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
03:39:42	End of Session

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
00:32:40	Break
00:52:34	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:15:22	General Case Activities		Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:19:15	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
01:21:14	Break
01:46:09	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
02:16:51	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
02:36:01	General Case Activities
03:38:09	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Walsh, Judith	In Person
00:37:30	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Walsh, Judith	In Person
01:24:22	Break
01:45:00	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Walsh, Judith	In Person
02:48:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Walsh, Judith	In Person
03:09:27	General Case Activities		Walsh, Judith	In Person
03:13:03	End of Session

FEB

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

2 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Closings

9 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Other

2 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

FEB

AM Session

Openings - Damages

9 Chapters

PM Session

Closings - Damages

9 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

3 Chapters

FEB

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Walsh v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:55	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:31:00	Break
01:51:05	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:56:50	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:20	Break
00:11:10	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:35:20	Break
01:54:55	General Case Activities
02:01:25	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:09:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:19	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:43:50	Break
02:08:32	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:17:37	Witness Direct Examination	Latinberg, Richard	Villa, Dr. Luis M.D.	Oncology	In Person
03:40:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:27	General Case Activities		Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
00:55:27	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
02:16:02	Break
02:34:52	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
03:34:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:15:12	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
01:36:42	Break
01:59:57	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
03:12:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	Internal Medicine	In Person
03:20:02	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination		Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
00:15:17	Witness Direct Examination		Johnston, James "Jim"	Transcript Reading
00:18:33	Witness Direct Examination		Schindler, Andrew	Video Recording
00:28:15	Witness Direct Examination		Tuohey, Patrick	Transcript Reading
01:21:30	Break
01:41:10	Witness Direct Examination		Tuohey, Patrick	Transcript Reading
02:01:08	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Lawrence, Angela	In Person
02:33:05	Witness Cross Examination	Pedrosa, Eliot	Lawrence, Angela	In Person
03:06:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Lawrence, Angela	In Person
03:12:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:37	Break
00:28:32	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Walsh, Timothy Jr.	In Person
01:12:17	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Walsh, Timothy Jr.	In Person
02:08:59	Break
02:28:52	Witness Cross Examination	Walker, John	Walsh, Timothy Jr.	In Person
02:58:04	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Walsh, Timothy Jr.	In Person
03:09:22	General Case Activities		Walsh, Timothy Jr.	In Person
03:14:49	General Case Activities
03:21:04	General Case Activities
03:23:08	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:29	General Case Activities
00:08:34	General Case Activities
00:35:34	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
02:02:59	Break
02:32:44	Closing Statement	Walker, John
04:00:39	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
04:35:54	General Case Activities
04:44:49	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:50	General Case Activities
		00:05:55	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:11	General Case Activities
00:12:46	Opening Statement	Smith, Rodney
00:16:31	Opening Statement	Walker, John
00:30:43	General Case Activities	Smith, Rodney
00:32:42	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, John	Garner, Charles	In Person
01:45:26	Break
02:08:16	Witness Direct Examination	Walker, John	Garner, Charles	In Person
03:16:36	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:01:35	General Case Activities
		00:03:42	End of Session