Jones Day and Shook Hardy Bacon teamed up for a hard-fought victory in Frazier v. Philip Morris.
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Both sides rested their cases Friday afternoon, in People v. Oakes, and the jury was sent home.
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The Mark Stover murder trial continued today with the testimony and cross-examination of Mr. Stover's ex-wife, and Oakes' current girlfriend, Linda Opdycke.
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"They knew that nearly all cigarette smokers are addicted,"
Philip Gerson, of Gerson & Schwartz, told the jury in Frazier v. Philip Morris closing arguments. Eighty to 90% of smokers are addicted, he said. "But they so stubbornly deny the fact that Phyllis was addicted that we had to spend so much of your time bringing in expert witnesses" to describe the biology and pharmacology of addiction, such as Dr. Neal Benowitz, who had written a hundreds of peer reviewed articles and book chapters on nicotine addiction.
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The defense completed its opening statement in People v. Michiel Oakes.
Corbin Volluz told the jury about Mark Stover's repeated threats against Michiel Oakes as well as against Michiel Oakes' children, how Michiel Oakes came to be in Mark Stover's house the morning of October 28th, why Mr. Oakes was armed and wearing a bullet-proof "Kevlar" vest, why Mr. Oakes felt compelled to act in self-defense, how and why Mr. Oakes removed Mark Stover's body from the house, where Mr. Oakes disposed of the body, and why Mr. Oakes belatedly attempted to dispose of his hand gun.
After Mr. Volluz's opening statement, Michael Oakes took the stand.
CVN is webcasting the Mark Stover trial live. Watch the entire trial live, and view prior sessions at your convenience on-demand, for $50.
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