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The Appeal Court yesterday reinstated the close-to-$20 million judgment that was awarded to the nine men who were found not guilty of the murder of businesswoman Vindra Naipaul-Coolman.

The decision was handed down in a virtual hearing yesterday before Justices Nolan Bereaux, Mark Mohammed and Ronnie Boodoosingh. It was a majority decision with Bereaux and Mohammed agreeing, while Boodoosingh dissented.

The appeal involved the decision of Justice Joan Charles to set aside the multimillion dollar award that Master Martha Alexander had thought the men should receive.