Joint Juice Settlement: Payout Amounts, and Why Some Buyers Are Paid Automatically

Who qualifies

• The multi-state class covers everyone who purchased any Joint Juice product in one of eight states within that state's own window: California from March 1, 2009; Florida from November 18, 2012; Massachusetts from January 1, 2013; Connecticut from November 18, 2013; Illinois from November 21, 2013; Maryland from December 12, 2013; Michigan from December 12, 2010; and Pennsylvania from November 18, 2010 — all running through December 31, 2022.
• The New York class is separate and covers purchases in New York from December 5, 2013 through December 28, 2021, inclusive of both dates.
• Direct Payment Class Members are people the administrator identified from retailer records. They received an email or postcard, and they are paid automatically based on the number of units those records show — with no claim form required.
• Claim-In Class Members are people the retailer records did not identify. They had to submit a claim form by May 18, 2026 to receive anything, and no payment follows if they did not.
• A Direct Payment Class Member could also file a claim to add purchases the retailer records missed. That opportunity ended with the same May 18, 2026 deadline.
• Buying Joint Juice in a state not on either list did not create a claim. Only the eight multi-state jurisdictions and New York are covered.

Which settlement applies, what it pays, and where things stand

1. 1

   Start with the state, not the product

   The two settlements are divided geographically, and the payout differs by more than double. Purchases in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan or Pennsylvania fall under the $70.84 million multi-state settlement at roughly $10 or $25 a unit. Purchases in New York fall under the separate $19.16 million settlement at roughly $50 a unit. If you bought in New York and elsewhere, both apply to their respective purchases.

2. 2

   Check whether you were a Direct Payment Class Member

   If an email or postcard told you that you were a Direct Payment Class Member, the administrator already had retailer records showing your Joint Juice purchases and you are paid automatically. This is the group most likely to assume they lost out by missing the deadline when they did not — no filing was ever needed from them.

3. 3

   April 6, 2026 — opt-out and objection deadlines

   Both settlements shared the same April 6, 2026 deadline to opt out or object. Opting out was the only path that preserved the right to bring a separate lawsuit against Premier Nutrition over the same issues. Objectors remained bound by the settlement if approved.

4. 4

   May 5 and May 14, 2026 — the approval hearings

   The multi-state approval hearing was held May 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific, and the New York hearing on May 14, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific. The court granted final approval of the New York settlement on May 14, 2026 and of the multi-state settlement on May 26, 2026.

5. 5

   May 18, 2026 — the claim window closes

   The deadline to file a claim under either settlement passed on May 18, 2026. Claim-In Class Members who did not file by then receive nothing. Note the ordering quirk: the New York settlement was granted final approval four days before its own claim deadline.

6. 6

   How the money is divided

   The multi-state fund is distributed pro rata to Direct Payment Class Members and to Claim-In members who filed timely valid claims, at an estimated $10 or $25 per eligible unit depending on the product. The New York fund is divided evenly based on the number of eligible units for which valid claims were submitted, estimated at about $50 per unit. Both funds also pay administration and distribution costs, attorneys' fees and expenses, and any service awards to the class representatives.

Frequently asked questions

Sources and official records

Every figure and date on this page was taken from the primary records below — court dockets, agency releases, and the settlement administrator's own notices. Payout averages we describe as averages are calculated from the official totals, not reported per-person estimates.

• Official multi-state settlement website — the $70,839,813.53 fund, the eight covered states and their class periods, the May 18, 2026 claim deadline, the April 6, 2026 opt-out and objection deadlines, the May 5, 2026 hearing, the May 26, 2026 final approval, and the $10 or $25 per-unit estimate
• Official New York settlement website — the $19,160,186.47 fund, the December 5, 2013 to December 28, 2021 class period, the May 14, 2026 final approval, and the approximately $50 per-unit estimate