“Plaintiffs believe that the Settlement provides an excellent recovery for Settlement Class Members and falls well within the range of reasonableness, such that preliminary approval is warranted,” the motion states. Harmless Harvest also has agreed to pay up to $350,000 in claims administration fees and notice costs. That amount includes incentive awards to the named plaintiffs of $20,000 total. The cost of the consulting fees will be borne by Harmless Harvest, according the proposed settlement’s terms.Īlso, under the proposed settlement, the company has agreed to pay attorneys’ fees in the amount of $575,000. The consultant will review the product labels for ongoing accuracy and provide reports to class counsel.

In particular, the company has agreed to remove allegedly false and misleading statements of “100 percent Organic” and “Raw” from its products’ packaging, and will engage an independent third-party consultant for a period of two years from the effective date of the settlement. The proposed settlement provides labeling changes and ongoing third-party monitoring of the accuracy of Harmless Harvest’s product labels. They said they believe the settlement is “fair, reasonable and adequate,” and should be preliminarily approved by Judge Joan M. District Court for the Eastern District of New York Dec. The plaintiffs in the class action filed an unopposed motion for preliminary settlement approval in the U.S. has agreed to pay nearly $1 million and change the labels on its coconut water products under a proposed class action lawsuit settlement.

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