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.

Outcome

Damages:

medical expenses - $450,000
pain and suffering, loss and enjoyment of life - $225,000
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Total: $675,000

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Schlefstein, Leslie
Defense: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Verdict: $675,000

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

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

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
01:37:03	Break
01:48:55	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
02:36:33	Witness Cross Examination	Price, Patrick	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
03:03:56	General Case Activities
03:34:18	End of Session

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

5 Chapters

JAN

AM Session

Closings

13 Chapters

PM Session

Other

4 Chapters

JAN

PM Session

Verdict

5 Chapters

JAN

Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

Suggest a Trial

CVN Essentials

Video Library

	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

	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

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:48	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
01:49:38	Break
02:01:33	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
02:58:40	General Case Activities
03:00:39	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:58	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
00:35:39	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
01:43:14	Break
01:52:03	General Case Activities
01:57:41	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
03:12:27	General Case Activities
03:16:46	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:05:00	Break
00:12:56	General Case Activities
00:15:12	Witness Cross Examination	Hohnbaum, Cory	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
00:38:23	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
01:43:00	General Case Activities		Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
01:45:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
01:47:06	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Ford, Cory	Prochaska, Dr. Judith	Oncology	In Person
01:48:32	Break
02:00:10	Witness Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
03:13:05	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:09:26	Break
00:11:48	Witness Cross Examination	Price, Patrick	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
00:52:15	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Alvarez, Michael	Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
01:07:19	General Case Activities		Systrom , Dr. David M.D.	Pulmonology	In Person
01:20:11	General Case Activities
01:21:37	Break
01:26:48	General Case Activities
02:23:24	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:02:01	Break
00:02:44	General Case Activities
00:04:09	Witness Direct Examination		Johnston, James "Jim"	Transcript Reading
00:19:54	Witness Direct Examination		Johnston, Donald	Transcript Reading
00:36:09	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Quinn, April	Transcript Reading
02:12:04	Break
02:24:44	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Schlefstein , Jill	Transcript Reading
04:22:39	General Case Activities
04:23:47	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:00	Break
00:51:21	General Case Activities
01:03:10	Break
01:08:21	Witness Direct Examination	Castellano-Lombard, Cassandra	Schlefstein, Leslie	In Person
04:06:30	General Case Activities
04:07:01	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:17:27	Break
		00:50:57	General Case Activities
		01:04:32	General Case Activities
		01:06:54	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:49:18	Break
01:03:47	General Case Activities
01:17:58	Break
01:31:20	General Case Activities
01:32:43	General Case Activities
02:01:43	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Michael
02:57:53	Break
03:06:43	General Case Activities
03:11:36	Closing Statement	Hohnbaum, Cory
04:11:03	Closing Statement	Alvarez, Michael
04:26:08	General Case Activities
04:28:07	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:15:56	General Case Activities
		00:19:28	General Case Activities
		00:20:48	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:03:38	Reading of the Verdict
		00:06:16	General Case Activities
		00:11:40	General Case Activities
		00:12:43	End of Session