Archived Important Documents
The list below is made of links to documents that were filed in the Court case, including Court Orders, or were notices directed to known and possible Class members. They are in reverse chronological order, with the most recently filed document at the top.
10/4/22 Order about additional, final Class Counsel fee award
9/22/22 Class Counsel’s Motion re Fees
6/3/22 Settlement Class Counsel's Status Report
3/4/22 Settlement Class Counsel's Status Report
12/9/21 Order about initial distribution and Class Counsel fees
12/9/21 Order about reserved funding source for Dark & Burley Tobacco Producers Association Inc.
11/22/21 Co-op Progress Report
11/22/21 Settlement Class Counsel’s Statement-Report about Class Counsel Work
11/22/21 Order directing disbursements and distribution
8/24/21 Order denying Objectors' motion to alter Amended Order Approving Partial Settlement
8/24/21 Order denying W.H. Graddy & Associates motions about attorney fees
7/28/22 Amended Opinion and Order Approving Partial Settlement
6/11/21 Opinion and Order Approving Partial Settlement
6/11/21 Opinion and Order Awarding Service Fees and Attorneys' Fees and Nontaxable Costs
4/19/21 Order granting additional time and notice for Class membership submissions
Notice about petitions for attorney’s fees, published in newspapers and other media in January 2021
11/17/20 Amended Preliminary Certification Order
11/10/20 Preliminary Certification Order
9/27/20 Findings and Opinion about scope and type for proposed class