Adamson v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

R.J. Reynolds and a tobacco industry scheme to hook young smokers to cigarettes played a central role in the cancer death of 42-year-old Florida woman, an attorney for the womans daughter told jurors Wednesday, as trial began against the tobacco giant.

Outcome

Mistrial.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Adamson, Julie
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Meenu Sasser
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 2016CA008532
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Adamson, Julie

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Bassett, W. Randall (King & Spalding, LLP)
Schneider, Bethany (King & Spalding, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:12:58	Opening Statement	Barnett, Kathryn
00:57:23	Break
01:37:30	General Case Activities
02:04:57	Opening Statement	Bassett, W. Randall
03:27:50	Witness Direct Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:49:39	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:49:22	Break
01:40:35	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:10:26	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:38:37	General Case Activities
02:39:41	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

14 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
00:18:26	Witness Direct Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Adamson, Julie	In Person
01:32:31	Break
02:10:57	General Case Activities
02:12:16	Witness Direct Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Adamson, Julie	In Person
02:20:47	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Adamson, Julie	In Person
02:47:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Adamson, Julie	In Person
02:53:17	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Adamson, Julie	In Person
02:54:05	General Case Activities
02:55:18	Break
03:11:25	General Case Activities
03:18:04	Witness Direct Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
04:34:13	General Case Activities
06:22:09	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Barnett, Dr. Debra M.D.	In Person
00:29:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Barnett, Dr. Debra M.D.	In Person
00:40:08	General Case Activities
00:49:59	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Barnett, Dr. Debra M.D.	In Person
00:51:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Barnett, Dr. Debra M.D.	In Person
00:52:12	General Case Activities		Barnett, Dr. Debra M.D.	In Person
00:59:12	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Raab, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
01:12:10	Break
01:44:18	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Raab, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
02:54:42	Break
03:05:04	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Raab, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
04:12:26	General Case Activities
05:36:36	End of Session

NOV

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

18 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

13 Chapters

NOV

AM Session

Closings

5 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Other

5 Chapters

NOV

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Adamson v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:32:51	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Koflin, Christine	In Person
01:25:37	Witness Cross Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Koflin, Christine	In Person
02:31:25	Break
02:44:24	General Case Activities
02:45:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Koflin, Christine	In Person
03:00:13	General Case Activities		Koflin, Christine	In Person
03:01:07	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Canutson, Susan	In Person
03:23:48	Witness Cross Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Canutson, Susan	In Person
03:43:01	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Canutson, Susan	In Person
03:45:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:15	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Ozer, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
00:28:37	Witness Cross Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Ozer, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
01:17:10	Break
01:24:42	General Case Activities
01:28:32	Witness Cross Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Ozer, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
01:32:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Ozer, Dr. Howard M.D.	In Person
01:55:54	Witness Direct Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:13:31	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:15	Witness Direct Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:55:15	Break
01:23:55	Witness Direct Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:30:17	General Case Activities
03:39:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:27	Witness Direct Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
00:32:39	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
01:24:42	Break
01:34:49	Witness Cross Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:11:37	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Cummings, Dr. Kenneth "Michael" Ph.D.	In Person
03:45:29	General Case Activities
03:47:49	Break
03:52:14	General Case Activities
03:55:47	General Case Activities	Luciano, Antonio
03:56:55	Witness Direct Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
05:09:02	General Case Activities
05:22:38	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:27	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Barnett, Dr. Debra M.D.	In Person
01:58:07	Break
02:08:23	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Barnett, Dr. Debra M.D.	In Person
02:42:37	Break
02:56:49	Witness Direct Examination	Bassett, W. Randall	Barnett, Dr. Debra M.D.	In Person
03:28:48	Witness Cross Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Barnett, Dr. Debra M.D.	In Person
04:05:29	General Case Activities
04:06:28	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:34	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Raab, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
00:25:33	Witness Cross Examination	Barnett, Kathryn	Raab, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
01:01:03	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Raab, Dr. Stephen M.D.	In Person
01:04:30	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Shuman, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
01:37:45	Break
01:45:23	General Case Activities
01:54:53	Witness Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Shuman, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
01:59:38	Witness Cross Examination	Luciano, Antonio	Shuman, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
02:22:11	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Schneider, Bethany	Shuman, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
02:26:35	General Case Activities		Shuman, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
02:31:27	General Case Activities	Schneider, Bethany	Adamson, Julie	Transcript Reading
02:34:18	General Case Activities
02:39:28	Break
02:43:18	General Case Activities
02:53:27	General Case Activities
03:18:50	Closing Statement	Barnett, Kathryn
04:21:17	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:07	Closing Statement	Barnett, Kathryn
00:31:02	Closing Statement	Bassett, W. Randall
00:49:56	Break
01:33:41	General Case Activities
01:36:25	Closing Statement	Bassett, W. Randall
01:40:10	Closing Statement	Schneider, Bethany
02:03:58	Closing Statement	Bassett, W. Randall
03:05:32	Break
03:10:34	General Case Activities
03:30:25	Break
03:33:20	General Case Activities
03:39:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:50	Closing Statement	Barnett, Kathryn
00:51:01	General Case Activities
00:55:23	General Case Activities
00:57:36	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:38	General Case Activities
		00:36:12	General Case Activities
		00:49:25	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:01:09	General Case Activities
		00:03:03	General Case Activities
		00:03:50	General Case Activities
		00:12:41	End of Session