Pardue v. Philip Morris

Summary

In this tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff claims defendant tobacco company concealed the dangers of smoking, causing the nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease of John Faricy.

Outcome

Verdict for plaintiff
Phase 1:
$5,885,000.00

Phase 2:
$6,750,000.00 RJ Reynolds
$6,750,000.00 Philip Morris

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Pardue, Mary
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Philip Morris USA, Inc.
Verdict: $19,385,000

Judge: Stanley Griffis
Jurisdiction: 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Alachua Family / Civil Justice Center

Case Number: 2014-CA-2010
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability, Negligence

Plaintiff

Pardue, Mary

Represented By:
Shields, Robert (Doffermyre Shields Canfield & Knowles, LLC)
Smith, Rodney (Avera & Smith)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Represented By:
Persons, W. Ray (King & Spalding, LLP)
Lehman, Kathryn (King & Spalding, LLP)
Leppert, Valentin (King & Spalding, LLP)

Defense

Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Represented By:
Arnold, Keri (Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

AM Session

Openings

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:41	General Case Activities
00:22:21	Opening Statement	Shields, Robert
01:40:36	Break
01:56:25	Opening Statement	Persons, W. Ray
03:22:46	Opening Statement	Lehman, Kathryn
03:32:31	Opening Statement	Persons, W. Ray
03:49:23	General Case Activities
03:52:06	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:15:57	Break
01:28:56	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
01:35:43	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:00:48	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:09:35	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:26:58	General Case Activities	Persons, W. Ray	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:33:30	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Krugman, Dr. Dean	In Person
00:07:57	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Krugman, Dr. Dean	In Person
00:18:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Krugman, Dr. Dean	In Person
00:30:08	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Barrow, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
01:07:11	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Barrow, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
01:35:27	Break
02:28:30	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Barrow, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
02:36:20	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Barrow, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
03:05:32	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Barrow, Dr. Mark M.D.	In Person
03:17:13	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Lutz, Dr. Richard Ph.D.	In Person
00:15:30	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Lutz, Dr. Richard Ph.D.	In Person
00:23:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Lutz, Dr. Richard Ph.D.	In Person
00:24:45	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Faricy, Roland	Video Recording
01:27:49	Break
01:45:33	General Case Activities
01:46:40	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Faricy, Roland	Video Recording
02:39:03	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Sandeen, Dr. Arthur Ph.D.	In Person
02:53:19	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Sandeen, Dr. Arthur Ph.D.	In Person
02:59:35	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Faricy-Newton, Martha	In Person
03:24:21	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Faricy-Newton, Martha	In Person
00:14:20	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Faricy-Newton, Martha	In Person
00:24:16	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Faricy-Newton, Martha	In Person
00:27:06	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Faricy, John Jr.	In Person
00:59:16	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Faricy, John Jr.	In Person
01:36:16	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Faricy, John Jr.	In Person
01:47:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Faricy, John Jr.	In Person
01:48:34	Break
02:11:23	General Case Activities
02:13:53	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Faricy-Pardue, Mary	In Person
03:31:46	End of Session

DEC

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
01:23:03	Break
01:36:14	General Case Activities
01:46:33	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Rodney	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
02:13:40	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Andrews, Dr. Arthur M.D., FCCP	In Person
02:16:41	General Case Activities	Arnold, Keri
02:21:38	General Case Activities	Lehman, Kathryn
02:31:23	Witness Direct Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Agharkar, Dr. Bhushan M.D.	In Person
03:19:17	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Closings

14 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

DEC

AM Session

Openings - Damages

11 Chapters

PM Session

Closings - Damages

18 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict - Damages

3 Chapters

DEC

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Pardue v. Philip Morris

Summary

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Sessions

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Video Library

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:08	Opening Statement	Arnold, Keri
00:28:11	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:42:14	Break
02:05:34	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:19:51	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities	Leppert, Valentin
00:18:19	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:53:24	Break
01:54:15	General Case Activities	Leppert, Valentin
02:15:09	Break
02:27:18	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
03:53:06	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:15	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:05:26	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:20:17	Break
01:37:59	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
02:54:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:17	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
00:10:52	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:06:09	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Burns, Dr. David , M.D.	In Person
01:36:54	Break
01:58:48	Witness Direct Examination	Smith, Rodney	Hurt, Dr. Richard M.D.	In Person
03:23:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:22:46	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Krugman, Dr. Dean	In Person
01:51:14	Break
02:16:55	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Krugman, Dr. Dean	In Person
03:03:55	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Krugman, Dr. Dean	In Person
03:32:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:46	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Faricy-Pardue, Mary	In Person
00:50:43	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Faricy-Pardue, Mary	In Person
01:42:11	Break
01:57:33	General Case Activities
02:09:19	Witness Cross Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Faricy-Pardue, Mary	In Person
02:48:51	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Faricy-Pardue, Mary	In Person
03:09:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Faricy-Pardue, Mary	In Person
03:13:24	General Case Activities
03:22:56	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:21:54	Break
00:25:37	General Case Activities
00:32:10	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Phillips, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
01:49:48	Break
02:03:54	Witness Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Phillips, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
02:10:26	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Phillips, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
03:22:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Phillips, Dr. Paul M.D.	In Person
03:28:57	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:55:07	Witness Direct Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Agharkar, Dr. Bhushan M.D.	In Person
01:36:01	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Agharkar, Dr. Bhushan M.D.	In Person
02:13:39	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Agharkar, Dr. Bhushan M.D.	In Person
02:22:10	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:23:21	Break
00:29:05	General Case Activities
00:32:11	Break
00:45:29	General Case Activities
01:11:41	Closing Statement	Shields, Robert
02:09:34	Break
02:20:44	Closing Statement	Lehman, Kathryn
02:58:17	Closing Statement	Persons, W. Ray
03:21:36	Break
03:33:52	Closing Statement	Arnold, Keri
04:01:32	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
04:32:35	General Case Activities
04:46:38	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:06:17	General Case Activities
		00:08:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:45:30	General Case Activities
00:48:17	Opening Statement	Shields, Robert
01:08:27	Opening Statement	Persons, W. Ray
01:25:26	Opening Statement	Arnold, Keri
01:34:00	Break
01:52:11	Witness Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Ratner, Ian CPA	In Person
02:58:30	Witness Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Ratner, Ian CPA	In Person
03:14:29	Witness Cross Examination	Arnold, Keri	Ratner, Ian CPA	In Person
03:22:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Ratner, Ian CPA	In Person
03:24:59	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:40	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Lehman, Kathryn	Ratner, Ian CPA	In Person
00:10:13	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Shields, Robert	Ratner, Ian CPA	In Person
00:13:55	Witness Direct Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Garner, Charles	In Person
02:25:35	Witness Cross Examination	Shields, Robert	Garner, Charles	In Person
03:10:36	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Persons, W. Ray	Garner, Charles	In Person
03:20:00	Break
03:28:25	Witness Direct Examination	Arnold, Keri	Jupe, Richard	In Person
04:06:06	Witness Cross Examination	Smith, Rodney	Jupe, Richard	In Person
04:45:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Arnold, Keri	Jupe, Richard	In Person
04:50:48	Break
05:03:58	General Case Activities
05:06:50	Closing Statement	Shields, Robert
05:24:31	Closing Statement	Persons, W. Ray
05:52:45	Closing Statement	Arnold, Keri
06:10:30	Closing Statement	Smith, Rodney
06:25:32	General Case Activities
06:27:04	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:02:52	General Case Activities
		00:04:15	End of Session