Judges overseeing the litigation confirm that the $1.4 billion settlement must be distributed on a claims-made basis. In other words, to receive a share of the settlement funds, corn producers must file a formal claim with the settlement administrator. Judges further order the parties to craft a claims-made corn case settlement distribution plan by February 22, 2018, or come to court on February 26 “prepared for evening work.” Firm now represents over 8800 individual corn producers in 42 states planting over 2.6 million acres of corn per year—for whom the Firm will file settlement claims, so they do not have to take time away from the fields to do so.