--- title: Smoker's Behavior Shows He was Addicted, Says Attorney in COPD Tobacco Trial --- [CVN | Courtroom View Network](http://cvn.com/) [![CVN | Courtroom View Network](https://pages.cvn.com/hs-fs/file-1806396755-png/cvn-images/logo.png)](http://cvn.com/) Search - [Support](http://cvn.com/support) - [Login & Register](http://cvn.com/signin) # [![top-banner-mealeys](https://pages.cvn.com/hs-fs/hub/442422/file-2101044112.jpg)](http://cvn.com/clips) # Smoker's  Behavior Shows He was Addicted, Says Attorney in COPD Tobacco Trial # Richard Diaz details for jurors Willie Gray’s decades of smoking behavior, including testimony that he prioritized buying cigarettes over groceries, which Diaz argues proves his nicotine addiction. Gray’s widow, Ethel Gray, sued R.J. Reynolds, claiming its cigarettes fueled her husband’s nicotine addiction and caused his COPD.  ### Learn more about video from this and other proceedings **With CVN's exclusive gavel-to-gavel coverage of litigation, you can:** - Prepare for upcoming cases - Watch and study opposing counsel - Learn by watching the best in action - Research expert witnesses and see them testify - Keep up with trials you otherwise wouldn't get to see ****Enter your email in the form above to learn more.**** Browse Cases - [All Cases](http://cvn.com/cases) - [ABA Interest](http://cvn.com/aba_interests) - [Jurisdiction](http://cvn.com/jurisdictions) - [Judge](http://cvn.com/judges) - [Practice Area](http://cvn.com/practice_areas) - [Industry](http://cvn.com/industries) - [Law Firm](http://cvn.com/law_firms) - [Lawyer](http://cvn.com/lawyers) - [Party](http://cvn.com/parties) Find Experts By - [Name](http://cvn.com/experts) - [Expertise](http://cvn.com/experts/expertise) - [Industry](http://cvn.com/experts/industry) About Us - [Contact Us](http://cvn.com/contact) - [Pricing](http://cvn.com/pricing) - [What Is CVN?](http://cvn.com/what_is_cvn) Our Network - [Courtroom Connect](http://www.courtroomconnect.com/) - [LexisNexis Courtroom Cast](http://courtroomcast.lexisnexis.com/) - [Remote Counsel](http://courtroomcast.lexisnexis.com/) Training - [Libraries](http://cvn.com/vtl) - [CLE](http://cvn.com/cle) Help - [Support](http://cvn.com/support) 1-877-838-9067 [support@courtroomview.com](mailto:support@courtroomview.com) [sales@courtroomview.com](mailto:sales@courtroomview.com) [![](https://pages.cvn.com/hs-fs/file-1791293163-png/cvn-images/twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/courtroomview)[![](https://pages.cvn.com/hs-fs/file-1791298213-png/cvn-images/fb.png)](https://www.facebook.com/CourtroomViewNetwork)[![](https://pages.cvn.com/hs-fs/file-1793839692-png/cvn-images/yt.png)](http://www.youtube.com/user/CourtroomView) Copyright © 2004–2014 Courtroom Connect. All Rights Reserved. Use of this website constitutes acceptance of the [Terms and Conditions](http://cvn.com/terms) and [Privacy Policy](http://cvn.com/privacy)