Cigar Maker Moves For $20M In Sanctions From Rival For Fraud In Antitrust Suit

Mealey's (February 10, 2023, 1:40 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A cigar maker that previously won the vacatur of a $44 million verdict in favor of a rival cigarillo maker and its parent company after proving the verdict was based on fraudulent evidence recently moved in a California federal court for sanctions of nearly $20 million representing its attorney fees and costs incurred defending against the rivals’ “bad-faith conduct throughout this litigation.”...