Mealey's ( April 20, 2022, 11:45 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 15 reversed in part and affirmed in part a district court’s ruling vacating a jury verdict worth more than $44.4 million, finding that the court erred by granting relief from judgment on a cigarillo maker’s breach of contract and antitrust claims for fraud upon the court but affirmed the court’s order granting relief for new evidence and fraud in general, as the damages awarded were based on fraudulent financial records....