Barlean’s $1.6 Million Coconut Oil Deal Gets Judge’s Final Nod

Barlean’s Organic Oils LLC and purchasers who said it deceptively portrayed high-saturated fat coconut oils as healthful secured final approval for a $1.6 million class settlement.

The plaintiffs’ lawyers were awarded their requested $537,500 in fees and roughly $159,000 in litigation costs on Monday by Judge Ruth Bermudez Montenegro of the US District Court for the Southern District of California.

• Michael Testone, Collin Shanks, and Lamartine Pierre sued in 2019, alleging Barlean’s positioned coconut oil as a healthful alternative to butter and various cooking oil
• The suit settled after certification of New York and California classes in 2021
• Barlean’s also ...