April 15, 2022
The Ninth Circuit on Friday partially reinstated a California federal jury's $44.4 million verdict against tobacco company Swisher, ruling that the district court had incorrectly found that rival tobacco company Trendsettah committed "fraud on the court."
January 14, 2022
Cigarillo company Trendsettah urged the Ninth Circuit at a hearing Friday to reinstate its $44.4 million antitrust trial win against tobacco industry giant Swisher, arguing that misrepresentations in the case by Trendsettah's now-incarcerated owner were not a "fraud on the court" as the trial judge held.