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Tennessee Tobacco Case To Go To Jury Soon, Analysts Say 

Closing arguments continue Tuesday and the jury could begin deliberations as early as this afternoon, observers said.

Optimism by some analysts may explain the recent strength in stocks . . . Morgan Stanley Dean Witter analyst David Adelman told his sales staff Monday afternoon, and spelled out in a research note Tuesday morning, that he is confident that Big Tobacco will prevail in this case, known as Karney, after lead plaintiff James Karney. . . Adelman, who calls this a "cut and dry case," said a lot of rulings have gone the industry's way during the trial

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