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(Adds that arguments are done, jury will deliberate in the morning in 2nd paragraph. Closes shares in last paragraph.)
Jump to full article: Bloomberg News, 1999-05-05
Intro: The Memphis jury will receive instructions tomorrow from Judge D'Army Bailey before it begins its deliberations. Attorneys for both sides concluded their presentations this afternoon in the trial that began in January.
Some analysts have said the verdict could reverse the recent series of defeats for the industry in smoking-related trials. The industry, hit with two big-money damage awards since February, has a good chance of emerging unscathed in the Memphis trial because of its proximity to tobacco-growing country and the requirement for a unanimous verdict, they say.
The smokers ``knew the risks of smoking and decided to smoke anyway,'' said James R. Johnson, an attorney for R.J. Reynolds.
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