Mulvadi’s $7.8 Million Kona Coffee False-Ad Deal Gets Early Nod

A $7.8 million settlement of a suit alleging Mulvadi Corp. deceived consumers about the origins of its coffee got a federal judge’s first nod, adding to the list of approved agreements in long-running litigation by Hawaiian coffee farmers.

Mulvadi’s insurer agreed to the payment, which is beyond the limits of the company’s insurance policy, after the coffee company declared bankruptcy.

• Judge Robert S. Lasnick of the US District Court for the Western District of Washington preliminarily approved the settlement Monday after the corresponding federal bankruptcy court entered an order allowing him to consider the deal
• Mulvadi also agreed to ...