Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Open
Case Summary:This settlement resolves a class action alleging that a number of makers and sellers of coffees falsely advertised and designated certain coffees as originating in the Kona region, in violation of the Lanham Act. The defendants include BCC Assets, LLC (doing business as Boyer’s Coffee), Cameron’s Coffee and Distribution Company, Copper Moon Coffee, LLC, Cost Plus, Inc., Pacific Coffee (doing business as Maui Coffee Company), Gold Coffee Roasters, Inc., Costa Rican Gold Coffee Company, Inc., John Parry, Costco Wholesale Corporation, the TJX Companies, Inc., and Marshalls of MA, Inc.
Docket Number:2:19-cv-00290-RSL
Company: Costco Wholesale Corporation
Filing Deadline: September 25, 2021
Class Period: February 27, 2015 to March 9, 2021
Objection Deadline: May 25, 2021
Exclusion Deadline: May 25, 2021
Final Approval Hearing: June 18, 2021
Proof of Purchase:You must provide information about your coffee farm.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you are a person or entity who farmed coffee in the Kona District and sold that coffee between February 27, 2015 and March 9, 2021.
Typical Settlement Amount:Pro-rata share of the net settlement fund based on class members’ reported sales volumes.
Total Settlement Amount: $13,105,750 Total
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$15,000-$20,000 per farm
Law Firms:
Karr Tuttle Campbell
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
Claim Form: Kona Coffee Farmers Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: Corker, et al. v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, et al.
Settlement Website: Kona Coffee Farmers Settlement Website
Claims Administrator:
JND Legal Administration
Kona Coffee Farmers Settlement Administrator
c/o JND Legal Administration
PO Box 91232
Seattle, WA 98111
833-667-1227