The Settlements provide money for Settlement Class Members, require MNS to modify its practices concerning its sale of coffee products labeled as containing beans originating from the Kona region, and require Mulvadi to modify its practices relating to its purchase, sales, and labeling of of coffee products labeled as containing beans originating from the Kona Region
Under the Settlements, MNS made a total payment of $12,000,000 and Mulvadi made a total payment of $7,775,000. The Settlement Amounts were distributed to Settlement Class Members on a pro-rata basis (as calculated by Settlement Class Members’ reported sales volumes), less Court-awarded attorneys’ fees and expenses and service awards to the Class Representatives, and less any voluntary contributions for the benefit of the Kona region.
If you previously submitted a claim for payment in connection with the prior settlements, you did not need to re-submit your information. However, if you did not make a prior claim, you had to submit a Claim Form by no later than January 29, 2024, to receive a payment in the Settlements.
In exchange for the benefits received by the Class, MNS and Mulvadi are released from claims the Settlement Class Members may have against them relating to the claims asserted in the lawsuit, including claims relating to their labeling of coffee products that use the word “Kona.”