Budnick v. R.J. Reynolds

Trial 08/18/10 – 08/26/10

Case Number: CACE07036734
Status: Concluded - Verdict
Industry: Tobacco
Practice Area: Products Liability, Tobacco, Toxic Torts, Tort Law, Negligence
Judge: Jeffrey Streitfeld
Court: Judicial Complex
Jurisdiction: 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Description

Leonard "Lenny" Budnick was a musician who died of lung cancer in 1996 at age 52. This Engle-progeny lawsuit was brought by Mr. Budnick's son Jason.

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.

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Sessions
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

August 26 - AM Session

Verdict

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:10	00:00:10	Reading of the Verdict
00:01:59	00:01:59	End of Session

August 25 - AM Session

Closings

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:16	00:00:16	General Case Activities
00:00:45	00:00:45	Witness Cross Examination	Hammer, Steven	Roberts, Randy	In Person
00:04:28	00:04:28	Break
00:05:57	00:05:57	Witness Cross Examination	Hammer, Steven	Roberts, Randy	In Person
00:51:12	00:51:12	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Seiden, Mark	Roberts, Randy	In Person
00:53:08	00:53:08	Break
01:08:33	01:08:33	General Case Activities
01:13:45	01:13:45	Break
01:31:35	01:31:35	Witness Direct Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Sommer, Susan	Video Recording
01:48:27	01:48:27	Witness Direct Examination		Cooper, Marc	Video Recording
02:05:36	02:05:36	Witness Direct Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Budnick, Lawrence	Video Recording

August 25 - PM Session

Closings

		Description	Attorney
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:01:11	00:01:11	Closing Statement	Hammer, Steven
00:52:28	00:52:28	Break
01:07:18	01:07:18	Closing Statement	Boyce, Kevin
01:51:00	01:51:00	Closing Statement	Hammer, Steven
02:14:22	02:14:22	Break
02:25:04	02:25:04	General Case Activities
02:37:41	02:37:41	End of Session

August 24 - AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:42	00:00:42	General Case Activities
00:01:31	00:01:31	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Lapinsky, Denise	Video Recording
00:10:24	00:10:24	Witness Cross Examination	Seiden, Mark	Lapinsky, Denise	Video Recording
00:21:31	00:21:31	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Lapinsky, Denise	Video Recording
00:22:32	00:22:32	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Budnick, Jason	In Person
00:45:35	00:45:35	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Budnick, Jason	In Person
00:54:46	00:54:46	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Budnick, Jason	In Person
00:57:56	00:57:56	Break
01:33:05	01:33:05	Witness Direct Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Spodak, Michael	In Person

August 24 - PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:20:21	00:20:21	Witness Cross Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Spodak, Michael	In Person
01:04:51	01:04:51	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Spodak, Michael	In Person
01:21:22	01:21:22	General Case Activities
01:30:00	01:30:00	Break
01:42:14	01:42:14	Witness Direct Examination	Seiden, Mark	Roberts, Randy	In Person
02:53:00	02:53:00	Break
03:08:17	03:08:17	Witness Direct Examination	Seiden, Mark	Roberts, Randy	In Person
03:29:13	03:29:13	Witness Cross Examination	Hammer, Steven	Roberts, Randy	In Person

August 23 - AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:00:39	00:00:39	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
00:30:56	00:30:56	Break
00:34:37	00:34:37	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:09:30	01:09:30	Break
01:29:58	01:29:58	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:15:57	02:15:57	End of Session

August 23 - PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:36	00:00:36	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
00:05:54	00:05:54	Break
00:07:16	00:07:16	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
00:08:23	00:08:23	Witness Cross Examination	Seiden, Mark	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
00:29:24	00:29:24	Break
00:31:18	00:31:18	Witness Cross Examination	Seiden, Mark	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
00:38:23	00:38:23	Break
00:40:25	00:40:25	Witness Cross Examination	Seiden, Mark	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:15:37	01:15:37	Break
01:33:30	01:33:30	Witness Cross Examination	Seiden, Mark	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:35:33	01:35:33	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
01:40:53	01:40:53	Break
01:57:41	01:57:41	General Case Activities		Feingold, Dr. Allan MD	In Person
02:00:22	02:00:22	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Lapinsky, Stephen	In Person
02:20:26	02:20:26	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Lapinsky, Stephen	In Person
02:31:30	02:31:30	Break
02:34:37	02:34:37	Witness Direct Examination		Vastoler, Barry	Video Recording
02:51:14	02:51:14	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Monheit, Barry	Video Recording
03:01:22	03:01:22	Witness Cross Examination	Seiden, Mark	Monheit, Barry	Video Recording
03:12:24	03:12:24	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Monheit, Barry	Video Recording

August 20 - AM Session

Not in Session

August 20 - PM Session

Not in Session

August 19 - AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:09	00:00:09	Witness Cross Examination	Geraghty, William	Benowitz, Dr. Neal	Video Recording
01:24:56	01:24:56	Break
01:41:57	01:41:57	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Fields, Samuel	In Person
02:08:13	02:08:13	Witness Cross Examination	Seiden, Mark	Fields, Samuel	In Person
02:29:10	02:29:10	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Fields, Adele	In Person
02:45:27	02:45:27	Witness Cross Examination	Seiden, Mark	Fields, Adele	In Person
02:57:32	02:57:32	General Case Activities		Fields, Adele	In Person
02:59:26	02:59:26	End of Session

August 19 - PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:21	00:00:21	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Dunayer, Beatrice	In Person
00:11:05	00:11:05	Witness Cross Examination	Seiden, Mark	Dunayer, Beatrice	In Person
00:19:28	00:19:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Dunayer, Beatrice	In Person
00:25:09	00:25:09	General Case Activities		Dunayer, Beatrice	In Person
00:25:50	00:25:50	Witness Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Seely, Dr. Richard B. MD	In Person
01:07:39	01:07:39	Break
01:23:06	01:23:06	Witness Cross Examination	Boyce, Kevin	Seely, Dr. Richard B. MD	Other
01:55:19	01:55:19	Break
01:57:10	01:57:10	Witness Cross Examination	Seiden, Mark	Seely, Dr. Richard B. MD	In Person
02:09:44	02:09:44	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Gdanski, Jonathan	Seely, Dr. Richard B. MD	In Person
00:00:14	00:00:14	General Case Activities
02:18:14	02:18:14	Break
02:27:45	02:27:45	General Case Activities		Seely, Dr. Richard B. MD	In Person
02:32:09	02:32:09	Witness Direct Examination	Hammer, Steven	Budnick, Jeff	Video Recording
02:53:11	02:53:11	Witness Cross Examination	Seiden, Mark	Budnick, Jeff	Video Recording
02:59:56	02:59:56	Break
03:05:05	03:05:05	Witness Cross Examination	Seiden, Mark	Budnick, Jeff	Video Recording
03:18:11	03:18:11	End of Session

August 18 - AM Session

Openings

		Description	Attorney
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:13:05	00:13:05	Opening Statement	Hammer, Steven
01:18:59	01:18:59	Break
01:39:00	01:39:00	Opening Statement	Boyce, Kevin
02:28:12	02:28:12	End of Session

August 18 - PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

		Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:04:27	00:04:27	Witness Direct Examination	Benowitz, Dr. Neal	Video Recording
00:58:30	00:58:30	Break
01:14:11	01:14:11	Witness Direct Examination	Benowitz, Dr. Neal	Video Recording
02:19:26	02:19:26	Break
02:38:42	02:38:42	End of Session