Tobacco On Trial

The Joint Defense filed its latest witness list last Monday, March 14, 2005. The only apparent change is Fact Witness Bryan K. Stockdale (RJR Vice President of Retail and Wholesale Trade Marketing in 1988) has been dropped. He may have been to called to testify about RJR’s objections to Philip Morris’ “Retail Masters” program.

The Defense also identified their Prior Witnesses, ie, “those witnesses who are offered by Defendants by means of prior trial or deposition testimony.”

Text of PDF file of JD Witness List follows:

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.,

f/k/a PHILIP MORRIS INC., et al.,

Defendants.

Civil Action No. v. : 99-2496 (GK)

Next Scheduled Court Appearance: Trial (Ongoing)

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DEFENDANTS’ FIRST AMENDED ANTICIPATED ORDER OF WITNESSES FOR TRIAL

Pursuant to Order #471, IV.B, Defendants submit this amended identification of witnesses in the order in which Defendants anticipate presenting them at trial during Defendants’ case-in-chief on “liability” issues. This identification is based upon the case after issuance of Order #886.1

With respect to the “remedies” issues that will be addressed later in the case pursuant to Order #886, Defendants are not including in this list witnesses who may offer testimony relating to non-disgorgement remedies, and will identify such witnesses as required by the Court.2 In addition, as previously indicated to the Court, Defendants anticipate that a number of the witnesses appearing in Defendants’ liability case-in-chief may also be recalled to testify in Defendants’ remedies case-in-chief.

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1 Defendants have previously noted, and incorporate by reference herein, their objections to Plaintiff’s efforts to develop additional evidence during trial. See Defendants’ Memorandum Regarding Non-Disgorgement Remedies Pursuant to Order #875 filed February 22, 2005.

2 Defendants will identify witnesses for their remedies case-in-chief in accordance with the procedures set forth in Order #894 on April 11, 2005.

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Defendants also reserve the right to supplement this order of proof with any of the witnesses previously identified by Defendants on their trial witness list on April 5, 2004.3

The first list identifies witnesses that Defendants currently anticipate calling for live testimony in Court during the Defendants’ liability case-in-chief. The list also indicates whether each witness is being called as a fact or expert witness (or both). Defendants will advise the Court and Plaintiff in the event there are changes to the anticipated order of presentation of witnesses during trial.4 Defendants also anticipate scheduling an interim summation at the end of their liability case-in-chief, reserving their second interim summation for use during the remedies phase.

Witness (Live) Fact / Expert

1. Dr. David E. Townsend Fact / Expert

2. Dr. Michael Dixon Expert

3. Dr. James A. Langenfeld Expert

4. Dr. Edwin L. Bradley Expert

5. Dr. William E. Wecker Expert

6. Dr. Michael W. Ogden Fact

7. Dr. Harmon C. McAllister Fact

8. Graham A. Read Fact

9. Dr. Bernard Scott Appleton Fact

10. Dr. Dennis D. Dietz5 Fact

11. Dr. Anthony Albino5 Fact

12. Dr. Peter P. Rowell Expert

13. Joseph Mulholland Fact

14. Victor D. Lindsley, III Fact

15. Lynn J. Beasley Fact

16. Bennett S. LeBow5 Fact

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3 Defendants reserve the right to add and call Nancy Brennan Lund as a live trial witness if Defendants Altria Group, Inc. and Philip Morris USA Inc.’s Motion to Reconsider Order #600 is granted.

4 In this regard, Defendants respectfully note that there were numerous instances during Plaintiff’s liability case-in-chief where the order of witnesses changed due to unexpected delays in the examination of preceding witnesses requiring the re-ordering of the presentation of certain witnesses due to issues related to their availability to testify. Indeed, Plaintiff filed six amended lists on ECF regarding the anticipated order of witnesses during its liability case-in-chief. Defendants similarly will advise the Court and Plaintiff’s counsel promptly if and when such issues arise during Defendants’ liability case-in-chief.

5 These witnesses are being offered by Liggett only.

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Witness (Live) Fact / Expert

17. Ron Bernstein5 Fact

18. Dr. Donald Rubin Expert

19. Dr. Richard J. Semenik Expert

20. Dr. W. Kip Viscusi Expert

21. Dr. Alan Schechter Expert

22. Dr. James J. Heckman Expert

23. Michael E. Szymanczyk Fact

24. Howard A. Willard, III Fact

25. Dr. Richard Solana Fact

26. Dr. Jane Lewis Fact

27. David R. Beran Fact

28. Martin L. Orlowsky Fact

29. Susan Ivey Fact

30. Dr. Jerry Whidby Fact

31. Barbro L. Goodman Fact

32. Dr. Kenneth Podraza Fact

33. Dr. Richard Carchman Fact / Expert

34. Mark E. Greenwold Fact

35. Dr. Mace Beckson Expert

The second list identifies those witnesses who are offered by Defendants by means of prior trial or deposition testimony. In some instances, the entire set of designations and counterdesignations have already been offered during Plaintiff’s case-in-chief, in which case Defendants will simply note the prior submission of those designations and objections, as well as identify any additional exhibits that may be offered with those witnesses during Defendants’ case-inchief.

Defendants anticipate identifying and serving no more than eight prior witnesses in any given week during Defendants’ case-in-chief, beginning March 7, 2005.

Witness (Prior)

1. Richard H. Amacher

2. Dr. Stephen Marcus

3. Dr. Patricia A. Richter

4. Thomas G. Shanks

5. Donald Shopland

6. Charles O’Keeffe

7. Dr. John Parascondola

8. Dr. Sally M. Schneider

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Witness (Prior)

9. Dr. Janis M. White

10. Ronald Tully

11. Dr. Julius B. Richmond6

12. Patrick G. Locke

13. Patrick Aylward7

14. Dr. Alan Rodgman

15. Dr. William S. Simmons

16. Dr. Alexander W. Spears7

17. Dr. Edward A. Robinson8

18. Dr. Arnold T. Mosberg8

19. Dr. Christopher Proctor

20. Dr. T.C. Tso

21. Dr. Larry B. Jaycox

22. John F. Martonik

23. William A. Adams

24. Gerald H. Long

25. Kinsley Dey

26. Edward A. Horrigan, Jr.

27. Charles Kensler

28. Neil E. Mellen8

29. Nicholas G. Brookes

30. Paul Adams

31. Ulrich G.V. Herter

32. Sharon L. Blackie8

33. Lyle B. Smith

34. Stephen R. Strawsburg

35. Diane Stewart Burrows

36. Claudia Newton

37. Hugh Honeycutt

38. Dr. Michele H. Bloch

39. J. Kendrick Wells

40. John Douglas Weber

41. Donald W. Tredennick

42. Monica M. Moorefield

43. Martin Lance Reynolds8

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6 Defendants anticipate filing former Surgeon General Richmond’s prior testimony with a statement regarding the purpose of this proffer.

7 Defendants are mindful that in Order #630 the Court ruled in limine that the prior testimony of these witnesses was inadmissible. Defendants intend to offer the prior testimony of these witnesses on additional grounds not addressed in Order #630.

8 Defendants will be submitting the prior testimony of these witnesses from depositions in this case in order to reduce the amount of time required to address live witnesses in Court.

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Witness (Prior)

44. Mark Morrissey

45. Carolyn G. Brinkley

46. Kenneth Olden

47. Dr. Roger A. Jenkins8

48. Murray G.C. Anderson

49. Paul Wessel

50. Mark Conkling5

51. Dr. David M. Burns5

52. Alison Kay Kinnard

53. Dr. Frank Marsh

54. Patricia F. Ittermann

Dated: March 14, 2005 Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Jonathan M. Redgrave

Robert F. McDermott, Jr. (D.C. Bar No. 261164)

Peter J. Biersteker (D.C. Bar No. 358108)

Jonathan M. Redgrave (D.C. Bar No. 474288)

JONES DAY

51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20001-2113

Telephone: (202) 879-3939

Facsimile: (202) 626-1700

Robert C. Weber

Paul G. Crist

David B. Alden

JONES DAY

North Point

901 Lakeside Avenue

Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1190

Telephone: (216) 586-3939

Facsimile: (216) 579-0212

Attorneys for Defendant

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

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/s/ Jonathan M. Redgrave for

Timothy M. Broas (D.C. Bar No. 391145)

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

1400 L Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20005-3502

Telephone: (202) 371-5700

Dan K. Webb

Thomas J. Frederick

WINSTON & STRAWN LLP

35 West Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60601-9703

Telephone: (312) 558-6700

Theodore V. Wells, Jr. (D.C. Bar No. 468934)

James L. Brochin (D.C. Bar No. 455456)

PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON &

GARRISON LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019-6064

Telephone: (212) 373-3000

Attorneys for Defendants

Philip Morris USA Inc.

(f/k/a Philip Morris Incorporated) and

Altria Group, Inc.

(f/k/a/ Philip Morris Companies Inc.)

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/s/ Jonathan M. Redgrave for

Kenneth N. Bass (D.C. Bar No. 386070)

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

655 15th Street, N.W., Suite 1200

Washington, D.C. 20005

Telephone: (202) 879-5000

David M. Bernick

Stephen R. Patton

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP

200 East Randolph Drive, Suite 5900

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Telephone: (312) 861-2000

Attorneys for Defendant

Brown & Williamson Holdings, Inc.

/s/ Jonathan M. Redgrave for

J. William Newbold

Michael B. Minton

Richard P. Cassetta (D.C. Bar No. 457781)

THOMPSON COBURN LLP

One US Bank Plaza, Suite 3500

St. Louis, Missouri 63101-1693

Telephone: (314) 552-6000

OF COUNSEL:

Gene E. Voigts

Richard L. Gray

SHOOK, HARDY & BACON LLP

2555 Grand Blvd.

Kansas City, Missouri 64108-2613

Telephone: (816) 474-6550

Attorneys for Defendant

Lorillard Tobacco Company

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/s/ Jonathan M. Redgrave for

Bruce G. Sheffler

David L. Wallace

CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP

30 Rockefeller Plaza, 34th Floor

New York, New York 10112-0219

Telephone: (212) 408-5100

Attorneys for Defendant

British American Tobacco (Investments)

Limited (f/k/a British-American Tobacco

Company Limited)

/s/ Jonathan M. Redgrave for

J. William Newbold

Michael B. Minton

Richard P. Cassetta (D.C. Bar No. 457781)

Jason A. Wheeler

THOMPSON COBURN LLP

One US Bank Plaza, Suite 3500

St. Louis, Missouri 63101-1693

Telephone: (314) 552-6000

Steven Klugman

Steven S. Michaels

DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Telephone: (212) 909-6000

Attorneys for Defendant

The Council for Tobacco Research-U.S.A., Inc.

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/s/ Jonathan M. Redgrave for

James A. Goold

COVINGTON & BURLING

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004-2401

Telephone: (202) 662-6000

Attorneys for Defendant

The Tobacco Institute, Inc.

/s/ Jonathan M. Redgrave for

Aaron H. Marks

Leonard A. Feiwus

Nancy E. Straub

KASOWITZ, BENSON, TORRES

& FRIEDMAN LLP

1633 Broadway

New York, New York 10019-6799

Telephone: (212) 506-1700

Attorneys for Defendant

Liggett Group Inc.

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