“Counsel for the appellants also argued that counsel for the respondent’s closing address at trial was inflammatory and misstated the evidence. None of the several specific objections raised on appeal were raised at trial.
There will seldom be a closing address by counsel that is not open to some criticism. Where an objection to a closing argument is taken for the first time on appeal, however, counsel must demonstrate that any shortcomings or improprieties in counsel’s address were sufficiently serious to undermine the fairness of the trial or put the validity of the verdicts into real doubt.”