- Plaintiff
- Sacs, Jacqueline
Sacs v R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
MISTRIAL
Trial
09/11/23 – 09/13/23
Summary
In this tobacco, product liability claim, plaintiffs, the family members of a smoker who died from lung cancer, claim defendant tobacco company is responsible for defectively designing cigarettes and concealing their dangers from the public.
Defendant claims that, while cigarettes are dangerous, they are not defectively designed, because cigarettes as a product are inherently dangerous.
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- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Judge
- Valerie Manno-Schurr
- Jurisdiction
- 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- Court
- Dade County Courthouse
- Case Number
- 2015-CA-025339
- Industry
- Tobacco
- Practice Area
- Tobacco, Products Liability
- Lay Witnesses
- Expert Witnesses
Sessions
AM Session
Openings
6 Chapters
| Description | Attorney | Witness | Witness Expertise | Presence | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 00:00:00 | General Case Activities | |||||
| 00:42:49 | Break | |||||
| 00:48:55 | General Case Activities | |||||
| 00:58:42 | Opening Statement | Salazar , Carlos | ||||
| 02:26:23 | General Case Activities | |||||
| 02:31:10 | End of Session |
PM Session
Openings
5 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
2 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
3 Chapters
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
4 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
2 Chapters
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.