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Final arguments begin in Shelby tobacco cases 

The cigarette companies, said plaintiff's attorney Norwood S. `Woody' Wilner, were responsible for the ``the largest, the worst, the most devastating public health disaster in this country.''

At one point, his co-counsel waved packages of cigarettes before the jurors: ``Each one of them is absolutely nothing but a pack of lies,'' said attorney Curtis Johnson.

Both were speaking on behalf of the family members of deceased cancer victims James Karney, Bobby Newcomb and Florence Bruch.. . Late in Monday's courtroom session, Philip Morris attorney David K. Hardy began his closing arguments, and he'll resume Tuesday morning, followed by attorneys representing the other two companies.

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