Mealey's (January 8, 2020, 1:31 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — In a Jan. 3 redacted reply brief, three petroleum companies tell the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that a Texas federal judge’s decision to confirm a $615.62 million arbitral award cannot stand because the underlying contract was procured through bribery in contravention of public policy (Petrobras America Inc., et al. v. Vantage Deepwater Co., et al., No. 19-20435, 5th Cir.)....