Tobacco On Trial

Testimony of Lorraine Pollice

Dan Webb continued his cross of Dr. Farone by asking about an RJR ad for Premier–”The Cleaner Smoke,” and the resulting calls by the Surgeon General and some public health people for FDA regulation.
Webb questioned Farone on the safer cigarette work by DHHS’ Tobacco Working Group, which was disbanded in 1978 when HEW Secretary Joe […]

In a case that will be lasting 1/2 year already, certain economies have been instituted. One is the method of providing written Direct Testimonies of witnesses.
The Direct Testimonies of DOJ witnesses have been compiled with the witnesses themselves, but is essentially written by the DOJ. The resulting document, which the witness later examines and signs […]

Defense attorney Dan Webb today:
1. Tried to establish that the industry for decades has been doing the best it could, in the absence of guidelines from the government or the public health community, to make cigarettes safer for consumers.
2. Began to chip away at the idea of a “Gentlemen’s Agreement” (an important leg underpinning DOJ’s […]

DOJ lawyer Andrew Goldfarb questioned William A. Farone about methods used to engineer a safer cigarette by removing delivery levels of toxins. Farone had worked in this area in his 8 years at Philip Morris (1976-84) as Director of Applied Research.
Defense Attorney Dan Webb asked Farone in more detail about those methods, asking at regular […]

Martin Orlwosky, chairman, president, and CEO of Defendant Lorillard Tobacco Company, was originally scheduled to testify this week. He asked to reschedule, and DOJ acceded. However, because the Joint Defense did not have the time required by “Rule 471″ to prepare for the next witness, Dr. Farone, Tuesday’s session was canceled. (I will have […]

Judge Kessler indicated Monday that the Joint Defense might have a few minor interogatories for Dr. Farone. Expect a ferocious 2-3 days.
Below, the DOJ’s bio of Dr. Farone, and a summary of his Direct Testimony.
From the DOJ Fact Memo:

Farone, William A. Ph.D. (US Expert & Fact Witness): . . .
Dr. […]

A look at recent Philip Morris PR.

Testimony of Dr. Jeffrey Harris, M.D., Ph.D

The unique method of taking and recording Direct Testimonies that is being used in this trial has created another glitch.
The most serious repercussion so far was today’s removal from the trial record of the 2 Direct Testimonies of Robert E. Northrip and A.J. Stevens, ie, the DTs originally submitted with answers written by DOJ.
This was […]