Minnesota public radio's Elizabeth Stawicki has this look back at the trial: The lawyers on each side of the case sparred even before the trial. In mid January, the state's lead attorney Mike Ciresi crashed a tobacco industry press briefing and told tobacco officials it was inappropriate to call a press conference just before jury selection: (don't you want to pick an impartial jury...about this. :40 Pretrial rancor gave way to courtroom civility early in jury selection. About 50 attorneys from elite national lawfirms filled half the courtroom with grey flannel and a hint of expensive cologne. They contrasted sharply