Settlement With Last Defendant In Kona Coffee Labeling Suit Preliminarily Approved

(August 1, 2023, 12:57 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A $7,775,000 settlement between Kona coffee growers and the final defendant in a class case accusing distributors and sellers of coffee labeled “Kona” of misrepresenting the origin of their products was granted preliminary approval by a federal judge in Washington on July 31 after an amended motion was filed reflecting an order by a bankruptcy court permitting approval of the settlement....