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Trendsettah USA, Inc. et al vs- Swisher International Inc

  1. November 20, 2023

    Tobacco Co. Gets $10.8M In Fees For Breach Of Contract Win

    A California federal court on Friday awarded a tobacco company almost $11 million in attorney fees and distributions in a long-running antitrust dispute against rival tobacco company Swisher.

  2. August 30, 2023

    Tobacco Co. Calls Rival's $10M Fee Bid A Waste Of Time

    Tobacco industry giant Swisher is needlessly taking up everyone's time by filing a motion for $10 million in fees in a case that it lost on appeal, cigarillo company Trendsettah said in court documents, urging a California federal judge to consider its request for $11 million in fees as the "real prevailing party."

  3. May 01, 2023

    Tobacco Co. Filed Too Early To Offset $9M Judgment

    A California federal judge won't address whether tobacco company Swisher International Inc. can offset a $9 million judgment against it in a rival's antitrust and contract breach suit, saying it is not yet clear what the parties' obligations to one another will be.

  4. February 08, 2023

    Swisher Wants $20M In Sanctions For 'Sham' Antitrust Case

    Tobacco company Swisher has asked a California federal court to force a rival to cover nearly $20 million in costs for a long-running case accusing Swisher of anti-competitive conduct and contract breaches, contending the "entire case was a sham."

  5. September 28, 2020

    Swisher Beats Rival's Antitrust Suit

    A California federal judge ruled in favor of tobacco industry giant Swisher on all the antitrust claims against it by cigarillo company Trendsettah on Monday, four years after Trendsettah's $44.4 million award from a jury was vacated in the yearslong lawsuit.

  6. June 24, 2020

    Cigarillo Co. Seeks To Revive $44M Verdict Against Swisher

    A cigarillo company has urged a California federal judge to reinstate its $44.4 million antitrust win against industry giant Swisher, saying a decision last year to dash the jury verdict was based on incomplete information about documents furnished for trial.

  7. October 04, 2019

    When The Jury's Vote Isn't The End: Recent Verdict Reversals

    A cigarillo company escaping a $44.4 million verdict for the second time and a widow winning a shot at more damages in a medical malpractice case are two examples of what trial attorneys know: A jury's decision isn't necessarily the end of a case. Here are several recently reversed trial verdicts you should know.

  8. February 28, 2017

    Trendsettah Nets $2.1M In Fees In Swisher Contract Row

    A California federal judge on Monday awarded tobacco company Trendsettah USA Inc. $2.1 million in attorneys' fees plus $939,000 in prejudgment interest in the wake of its antitrust and breach of contract suit against rival Swisher International Inc. that ultimately resulted in a $9 million win for Trendsettah.

  9. October 11, 2016

    Winning Tobacco Co. Cites 9th Circ. In Fighting New Trial

    Tobacco company Trendsettah, which won millions from rival Swisher International on antitrust claims, cited a recent Ninth Circuit decision in asking a California federal judge Monday to rethink his decision granting Swisher a new trial.

  10. August 17, 2016

    Swisher Unwinds $44M Antitrust Loss, Gets New Trial

    A California federal judge on Wednesday granted a new trial to tobacco giant Swisher International Inc. after a jury awarded $14.8 million — to be trebled to over $44 million — on antitrust claims from a rival for which it had manufactured small cigars, although he refused to grant a new trial over other claims.

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