Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease were caused by defendant's concealment of smoking's dangers.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Schlefstein, Leslie
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Judge: Daniel Casey
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Judicial Complex

Case Number: 2008-CV-022558
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Tobacco, Products Liability

Plaintiff

Schlefstein, Leslie

Represented By:
Alvarez, Michael (Alvarez Law Firm)
Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra (Gordon & Doner PA)

Defense

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D. (Tobacco Industry)

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

15 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:06:51	Break
00:09:37	General Case Activities
00:10:29	Break
00:15:21	General Case Activities
00:40:37	Break
00:45:01	General Case Activities
00:45:56	Break
01:07:55	General Case Activities
01:20:41	Opening Statement	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra
02:21:11	Break
02:27:28	General Case Activities
02:32:03	Opening Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
03:29:24	General Case Activities
03:30:18	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

3 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

JAN

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:10	Break
00:12:28	General Case Activities
00:18:55	Break
00:55:10	Witness Cross Examination	Price, Patrick	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:35:50	Witness Direct Examination		Demarco, Robert		Transcript Reading
02:42:46	Witness Direct Examination		Schindler, Andrew		Transcript Reading
02:48:17	General Case Activities
02:50:35	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:03	Break
00:10:15	General Case Activities
00:14:03	Witness Direct Examination	Borgerding, Dr. Michael	Video Recording
00:30:53	Witness Direct Examination	Figlar, Dr. James Ph.D.	Video Recording
01:56:18	General Case Activities
01:59:19	End of Session

Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:08:35	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:17:15	Break
01:26:18	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:29:35	General Case Activities
02:30:42	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:35:12	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:03:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:26:06	Break
00:29:42	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
02:47:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:11:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
01:24:29	Break
01:35:20	Witness Cross Examination	Price, Patrick	Proctor, Dr. Robert , Ph.D.	Tobacco Industry	In Person
03:32:09	General Case Activities
03:36:39	End of Session