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Harmless Harvest Inc. has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it used false or misleading advertisements to promote its coconut water products.
If you purchased Harmless Harvest coconut water between Sept. 30, 2011 and May 12, 2017, your rights may be affected by the coconut water settlement.
According to the coconut water class action lawsuit, Harmless Harvest falsely and misleadingly advertised and labeled its coconut water products as “100% Organic” and “USDA Organic.”
The Harmless Harvest coconut water products named in the false advertising class action lawsuit include:
- Harmless Harvest 100% Raw Coconut Water
- Harmless Coconut Water
- Harmless Harvest 100% Raw Coconut Water – Dark Cacao
- Harmless Harvest 100% Raw Coconut Water – Cinnamon & Clove
- Harmless Harvest 100% Raw Coconut Water – Fair Trade Coffee
The plaintiffs allege they paid more for the Harmless Harvest coconut water than they would have if the products were not promoted with allegedly deceptive or misleading advertisements and packaging.
The parties reportedly began mediation in June 2016 in effort to reach a coconut water class action settlement.
Harmless Harvest denies the allegations but agreed to settle the coconut water class action lawsuit to avoid the expense and uncertainty of ongoing litigation. The Harmless Harvest settlement was preliminarily approved on May 12, 2017.
The deadline to opt out of or object to the Harmless Harvest coconut water class action settlement is Sept. 29, 2017.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members of the coconut water settlement include anyone in the United States who purchased the Harmless Harvest coconut water products for personal use between Sept. 30, 2011 and May 12, 2017.
Potential Award
Harmless Harvest has agreed to make certain changes to its packaging. It will remove all “100% Organic” and “Raw” labels from the packaging.
NOTE: This coconut water settlement does not offer cash relief for eligible Class Members.
Proof of Purchase
N/A
FAQs
Exclusion Deadline
09/29/2017
Case Name
Guoliang Ma, et al. v. Harmless Harvest Inc., Case No. 2:16-cv-07102 (JMA) (SIL), in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Final Hearing
11/3/2017
UPDATE: On March 31, 2018, the court denied the motion for final approval of the Harmless Harvest ‘100% Raw’ Coconut Water Class Action Settlement. Unfortunately, a revised settlement was not agreed upon, and the case was dismissed on August 7, 2018. Top Class Actions will continue to provide updates as we learn more.
Settlement Website
www.HHOrganicSettlement.com
Claims Administrator
Ma v. Harmless Harvest
Epiq Systems Inc., Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 4028
Portland, OR 97208-4028
1-844-604-4438
Class Counsel
C.K. Lee
LEE LITIGATION GROUP PLLC
Defense Counsel
Robert B. Wolinsky
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
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87 thoughts onHarmless Harvest ‘100% Raw’ Coconut Water Class Action Settlement
Is this still active? What was the outcome?
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Wonder what’s going on with this??
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what happened at the final hearing 11-3-17, today , hopefully good news…
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