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Sury v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
Trial 11/03/11 – 11/28/11
- Case Number
- 2007-CA-011175
- Status
- Concluded - Verdict
- Industry
- Tobacco
- Practice Area
- Tobacco
- Judge
- Tyrie Boyer
- Court
- Duval County Courthouse
- Jurisdiction
- 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
SubscribeDescription
Robert Sury brought this suit on behalf of his deceased father, William Sury who passed away in 1997 after several years of battling lung cancer. This trial is another, in a long list of lawsuits that have sprung up since the 2006 Florida Supreme Court decision that decertified the tobacco class action initially filed by Howard Engle. That decision allows class members to individually sue for damages related to their various health issues.
A jury reached a $1 million verdict Monday, November 28th. Specifically they found the plaintiff, William Sury, 60% at fault with the remaining fault split between RJ Reynolds and Lorillard evenly, each with 20%. There were no punitive damages awarded.
Verdict Award: $1,000,000.00
Sessions
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.
November 28 - PM Session
Verdict
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:01:03 | 00:01:03 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:02:20 | 00:02:20 | Reading of the Verdict | ||||
| 00:06:08 | 00:06:08 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:11:43 | 00:11:43 | End of Session |
November 22 - AM Session
Closings
November 22 - PM Session
Closings
November 21 - PM Session
Not in Session
November 21 - AM Session
Defense Witness(es)
November 18 - AM Session
Defense Witness(es)
November 18 - PM Session
Defense Witness(es)
November 17 - AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
November 17 - PM Session
Not in Session
November 16 - AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
November 16 - PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
November 15 - AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:07:17 | 00:07:17 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:08:06 | 00:08:06 | Witness Direct Examination | Shamp, Laura | Robinson, Dr. Edward Ph.D. | Video Recording | |
| 01:33:48 | 01:33:48 | Break | ||||
| 01:58:53 | 01:58:53 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 02:00:27 | 02:00:27 | Witness Direct Examination | Shamp, Laura | Robinson, Dr. Edward Ph.D. | Video Recording | |
| 03:05:54 | 03:05:54 | End of Session |
November 15 - PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:01:02 | 00:01:02 | Witness Cross Examination | Williams, John | Robinson, Dr. Edward Ph.D. | Video Recording | |
| 01:35:07 | 01:35:07 | Break | ||||
| 01:59:01 | 01:59:01 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 02:00:09 | 02:00:09 | Witness Cross Examination | Shamp, Laura | Robinson, Dr. Edward Ph.D. | Video Recording | |
| 03:42:53 | 03:42:53 | Opening Statement |
November 14 - AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
November 14 - PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
November 11 - AM Session
Not in Session
November 11 - PM Session
Not in Session
November 10 - AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
November 10 - PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
November 9 - AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:04:01 | 00:04:01 | Break | ||||
| 00:11:57 | 00:11:57 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:13:07 | 00:13:07 | Witness Direct Examination | Shamp, Laura | Leung, Kristy | Video Recording | |
| 01:36:21 | 01:36:21 | Break | ||||
| 01:56:11 | 01:56:11 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 01:58:35 | 01:58:35 | Witness Direct Examination | Shamp, Laura | Leung, Kristy | Video Recording | |
| 02:21:50 | 02:21:50 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 02:23:09 | 02:23:09 | Witness Cross Examination | Latham, William | Leung, Kristy | Video Recording | |
| 03:12:47 | 03:12:47 | End of Session |
November 9 - PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
November 8 - AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:02:56 | 00:02:56 | Break | ||||
| 00:29:40 | 00:29:40 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:30:28 | 00:30:28 | Witness Cross Examination | Latham, William | Figler, Dr. James | Video Recording | |
| 01:37:28 | 01:37:28 | Break | ||||
| 01:59:00 | 01:59:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 02:00:13 | 02:00:13 | Witness Cross Examination | Latham, William | Figler, Dr. James | Video Recording | |
| 02:47:30 | 02:47:30 | Break | ||||
| 02:58:16 | 02:58:16 | Witness Cross Examination | Latham, William | Figler, Dr. James | Video Recording | |
| 03:18:38 | 03:18:38 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Kalil, John | Figler, Dr. James | Video Recording | |
| 03:46:27 | 03:46:27 | Witness Re-Cross Examination | Latham, William | Figler, Dr. James | Video Recording | |
| 03:47:28 | 03:47:28 | End of Session |
November 8 - PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:19:51 | 00:19:51 | Witness Direct Examination | Shamp, Laura | Leung, Kristy | Video Recording | |
| 01:52:08 | 01:52:08 | Break | ||||
| 02:14:02 | 02:14:02 | Witness Direct Examination | Shamp, Laura | Leung, Kristy | Video Recording | |
| 03:14:59 | 03:14:59 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 03:15:46 | 03:15:46 | End of Session |
November 7 - AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:10:29 | 00:10:29 | Break | ||||
| 00:18:54 | 00:18:54 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:20:09 | 00:20:09 | Witness Direct Examination | Shamp, Laura | Burns, Dr. David MD | Video Recording | |
| 01:19:27 | 01:19:27 | Break | ||||
| 01:46:36 | 01:46:36 | Witness Cross Examination | Williams, John | Burns, Dr. David MD | Video Recording | |
| 02:52:59 | 02:52:59 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Shamp, Laura | Burns, Dr. David MD | Video Recording | |
| 02:57:41 | 02:57:41 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 02:58:14 | 02:58:14 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 02:59:46 | 02:59:46 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 03:03:07 | 03:03:07 | End of Session |
November 7 - PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:00:54 | 00:00:54 | Witness Direct Examination | Shamp, Laura | Figler, Dr. James | Video Recording | |
| 01:26:34 | 01:26:34 | Break | ||||
| 01:52:14 | 01:52:14 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 01:53:30 | 01:53:30 | Witness Direct Examination | Shamp, Laura | Figler, Dr. James | Video Recording | |
| 03:16:56 | 03:16:56 | Break | ||||
| 03:32:52 | 03:32:52 | Witness Cross Examination | Latham, William | Figler, Dr. James | Video Recording | |
| 03:57:03 | 03:57:03 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 03:57:26 | 03:57:26 | End of Session |
November 4 - AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
November 4 - AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:10:07 | 00:10:07 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:12:57 | 00:12:57 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:13:36 | 00:13:36 | General Case Activities | ||||
| 00:13:47 | 00:13:47 | End of Session |
November 4 - PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
November 3 - AM Session
Openings
November 3 - PM Session
Openings
Parties & Attorneys
Plaintiff
-
Bryan, Leslie
(Doffermyre Shields Canfield & Knowles, LLC) -
Shamp, Laura
(Laura M. Shamp, LLC) -
Kalil, John
(Kalil, John Law Offices of)
Represented By:
Defense
-
Woods, David
(Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP)
Represented By:
-
Latham, William
(Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice ) -
Williams, John
(Jones Day)
Represented By: