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Tobacco verdict: No damages awarded 

During closing arguments Monday, Cruse argued Grinnell "led his life exactly as he wanted to" and at one point saying, "everybody's got to go sometime."

Edward Sweda, senior attorney with the Boston-based Tobacco Products Liability Project, said if the focus of a trial is generally on the conduct of tobacco companies, then there's a greater likelihood that juries will vote in favor of smokers.

"If, again, the jury is focusing primarily on the smoker's conduct then it's more likely that the jury will return a verdict similar to the one they did today," Sweda said.

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