Mealey's (January 2, 2019, 9:20 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 27 affirmed a district court’s dismissal of a petition filed by franchisees of a service center to vacate an arbitral award issued in favor of the franchisor in relation to termination of the parties’ agreement, holding that the petition was untimely (Randy Stevens, et al. v. Jiffy Lube International Inc., No. 17-15965, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 36559)....