November 20, 2023
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.
August 30, 2023
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."
May 01, 2023
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.
February 08, 2023
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."
September 28, 2020
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.
June 24, 2020
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.
October 04, 2019
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.
February 28, 2017
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.
October 11, 2016
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.
August 17, 2016
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.