- Plaintiff
- Budnick, Jason
- Represented By:
- Hammer, Steven (Hammer, Steven J, Law Offices of)
- Defense
- R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
- Represented By:
- Seiden, Mark (Jones Day)
In this Engle progeny tobacco litigation proceeding, plaintiff Jason Budnick (personal representative of the estate of Leonard "Lenny" Budnick) alleged R J Reynolds of fraudulent concealment of dangers of smoking cigarettes manufactured by the company, which led his father Leonard Budnick, a musician to get addicted to smoking at an early age. The plaintiff also alleged the company of manufacturing defective cigarettes, which caused Mr. Budnicks death due to lung cancer in 1996 at age 52. According to the plaintiff, Mr. Budnick was addicted to cigarettes and tried repeatedly to quit. The defense claimed that Mr. Budnick enjoyed smoking and did not want to stop.
The plaintiff was represented by attorney Steven Hammer. The defendant in this case, R J Reynolds was represented by attorney Mark Seiden.
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Verdict for defense
02:32:09 | Witness Direct Examination | Hammer, Steven | Budnick, Jeff | Video Recording | ||
02:53:11 | Witness Cross Examination | Seiden, Mark | Budnick, Jeff | Video Recording | ||
03:05:05 | Witness Cross Examination | Seiden, Mark | Budnick, Jeff | Video Recording |
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.