Waters v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

In this tobacco trial, decedent Edward Waters died from oral cancer after smoking cigarettes for decades. Representatives for his family claim that this cancer was caused by Philip Morris' Marlboro cigarette brand, Waters' cigarette of choice.

Defendant Philip Morris alleges that Waters frequently drank and had a history of poor dental hygiene, two major risk factors for oral cancer. Representatives for Morris give these as alternative reasons for Waters' cancer.

Outcome

Verdict for defendant.

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Waters, Edward
Defense: Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Judge: Matthew Wilson
Jurisdiction: First Judicial District of New Mexico
Court: First Judicial District Court of New mexico

Case Number: 000-00-0000
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco

Plaintiff

Waters, Edward

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Fasi, Joseph (Fasi & DiBello, P.A.)
Nease, Christopher (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:38	Opening Statement	Johnson, Chris
01:16:03	Break
01:38:28	Opening Statement	Fasi, Joseph
02:47:06	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:17:35	Break
01:35:53	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:06:43	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:17:25	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
00:06:17	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Todd, Debra	In Person
00:21:43	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Todd, Debra	In Person
00:49:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Todd, Debra	In Person
00:53:02	Break
01:08:17	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Divi, Dr. Vasu M.D.	Video Conference
02:20:45	Break
02:37:47	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Divi, Dr. Vasu M.D.	Video Conference
03:31:15	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Divi, Dr. Vasu M.D.	Video Conference
01:21:53	Break
01:54:47	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Divi, Dr. Vasu M.D.	In Person
02:38:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Divi, Dr. Vasu M.D.	In Person
02:49:30	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Stafford, Marsha	In Person
03:22:38	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Stafford, Marsha	In Person
00:16:26	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Stafford, Marsha	In Person
01:12:42	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Stafford, Marsha	In Person
01:15:50	Witness Direct Examination		Waters, Edward	Video Recording
01:38:42	Break
02:01:29	Witness Direct Examination		Waters, Edward	Video Recording
03:37:32	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:24:17	Break
02:25:50	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:26:05	End of Session

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:22:50	Break
01:41:49	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:52:50	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:17:23	Break
01:35:53	Witness Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
02:01:40	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:16:40	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
01:17:42	Break
01:40:01	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
03:03:07	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
00:42:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Johnson, Chris	Kyriakoudes, Prof. Louis	In Person
00:58:16	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:01:00	Witness Cross Examination	Holmes, Wes	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:35:39	Break
01:59:57	Witness Cross Examination	Holmes, Wes	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:03:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Jupe, Richard	In Person
02:09:57	Witness Cross Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Waters, Edward	Transcript Reading
02:21:15	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Waters v. Philip Morris, et al.

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

AudioCaseFiles

Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:36	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
01:43:45	Break
02:06:50	Witness Direct Examination	Holmes, Wes	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:17:04	Witness Cross Examination	Nease, Christopher	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	In Person
03:47:15	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:49	Witness Direct Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Jupe, Richard	In Person
01:19:20	Break
01:45:18	Witness Direct Examination	Fasi, Joseph	Jupe, Richard	In Person
03:19:20	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	Closing Statement	Fasi, Joseph
01:44:17	Break
02:05:11	Closing Statement	Johnson, Chris
02:17:18	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:10	General Case Activities
		00:03:50	End of Session