Cigar Company Wins $10.8M In Fees On Breach Of Contract Claim Despite CEO’s Fraud

(November 21, 2023, 12:14 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge found that cigarillo company Trendsettah USA Inc. is entitled to $10.8 million in attorney fees and disbursements against Swisher International Inc. on a breach of contract claim, despite Trendsettah’s former CEO’s conviction for fraud, and also awarded prejudgment interest and denied Trendsettah’s motion to vacate an earlier attorney fee award in Swisher’s favor....