Kona Coffee Growers’ Settlement With Final Defendant In Labeling Suit Approved

(December 14, 2023, 8:43 AM EST) -- SEATTLE — A federal judge in Washington issued a pair of orders granting final approval of a $7,775,000 settlement between Kona coffee growers and the last defendant in a class case accusing distributors and sellers of coffee labeled “Kona” of misrepresenting the origin of their products and approving the payment of requested attorney fees, costs and service awards....