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Ninth Circuit rules coffee company must pay Bob Marley’s family $2.4m

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has dismissed an appeal from coffee brand Jammin Java and ordered it to pay $2.4 million to companies owned by the family of late reggae artist Bob Marley.

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Ninth Circuit rules coffee company must pay Bob Marley’s family $2.4m

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