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Summary
In this tobacco litigation case, plaintiff claims nicotine addiction and smoking-related disease were caused by defendant's concealment of smoking's dangers.
Blog Posts
$41.7M Award Against RJR for Smoker's COPD One of Largest Engle Tobacco Verdicts in Three Years
Feb 7, 2018
BREAKING: RJR Thumped with $14M Verdict & Possible Punitives for COPD that Forced Lung Transplant
Feb 2, 2018
Lies, Addiction Led to Smoker's Lung Transplant, Atty Argues as Trial Opens Against R.J. Reynolds
Jan 19, 2018
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Judge
- Daniel Casey
- Jurisdiction
- 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- Court
- Judicial Complex
- Case Number
- 2008-CV-022558
- Industry
- Tobacco
- Practice Area
- Tobacco, Products Liability
- Expert Witnesses
Live Sessions
Live/Upcoming (times are updated as information becomes available)
Session links become active around 15 minutes before scheduled start time
| Description | Start Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds 01/26/2026 AM (CLOSINGS) | 09:30 AM EST |
On Demand
Sessions are uploaded each evening and are available on demand the next morning
| Description | Start Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1h 11m 1s | Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds 01/23/2026 PM | 01:27 PM EST | |
| 4h 7m 9s | Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds 01/23/2026 AM | 09:10 AM EST |
| Description | Start Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4h 23m 47s | Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds 01/22/2026 PM | 12:48 PM EST | |
| 2h 23m 26s | Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds 01/22/2026 AM | 09:38 AM EST |
| Description | Start Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3h 34m 24s | Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds 01/21/2026 PM | 01:53 PM EST | |
| 3h 13m 8s | Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds 01/21/2026 AM | 09:42 AM EST |
| Description | Start Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3h 16m 50s | Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds 01/20/2026 PM | 01:50 PM EST | |
| 3h 0m42s | Schlefstein v. R.J. Reynolds 01/20/2026 AM | 09:37 AM EST |
Sessions
AM Session
Openings
15 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
6 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
3 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
6 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
4 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
6 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
9 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
7 Chapters