On January 25, 2013, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington granted final approval to a class-action settlement reached in Bronzich v. Persels & Associates, et al. The settling defendants have paid a total of $2,200,000 to settle the claims against them. Class counsel anticipates that checks to class members will be issued by the end of February 2013. The plaintiff and class members are represented by Matt Zuchetto and Darrell Scott of The Scott Law Group, P.S. and Toby J. Marshall of Terrell Marshall Law Group PLLC.