Joint Juice Settlements: $90 Million Combined, Final Approval Granted, Claims Closed

Joint Juice is a line of glucosamine drinks, shots, and powders made by Premier Nutrition. The lawsuits claim Premier Nutrition falsely advertised the joint health benefits of Joint Juice. They were filed state by state over more than a decade and settled in 2025 in two groups:

• Multi-state: Bland v. Premier Nutrition Corporation, Case No. RG19002714, with the related Sonner case, in the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, before Judge Michael Markman.
• New York: Montera v. Premier Nutrition Corporation, Case No. 3:16-cv-06980 RS, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

The New York case is unusual because it went to trial. According to the final approval order, Montera was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict for the plaintiff, and judgment was entered against Premier Nutrition for $8,312,450 plus interest. Both sides appealed, and the settlement resolved those appeals. Premier Nutrition denies it did anything wrong, and the multi-state cases were settled without any court ruling on the advertising claims. This is a false advertising refund case, not a personal injury case.

You are a class member if you bought any Joint Juice product for personal or household use in one of these places and periods:

What matters is where you bought Joint Juice, not where you live now. Purchases in any other state are not covered. Class members fall into two groups: Direct Payment Class Members, identified from retailer records and notified by email or postcard, and Claim-In Class Members, who had to file a claim form to be paid.

Claimants could be paid for up to six units without receipts. For more than six, proof such as receipts, order confirmations, or retailer account history was required for each extra unit. All estimates can move up or down depending on how many claims were filed.

Fees come out of the funds first. In the multi-state case the court awarded $23,377,138.46 in attorneys' fees (33% of the fund), $782,417.94 in expenses, and $10,000 service awards to class representatives. In New York the court awarded $8,713,326 in fees and $1,278,901.92 in expenses, largely amounts earlier awarded after trial and appeal. Leftover money goes to the Rheumatology Research Foundation as a cy pres recipient, not back to Premier Nutrition. See how settlement money is divided.

Claim-In Class Members filed online at the official settlement website or mailed a paper form postmarked by May 18, 2026. That deadline has passed. Direct Payment Class Members did not need to file; they could file only to add purchases missing from retailer records.

1. Keep any claim confirmation number.
2. Watch your email for payment messages from JND Legal Administration, the settlement administrator.
3. Contact JND at 1-888-921-0720 or info@JointJuiceSettlement.com if your address or email changes.

Under both notices, payments are sent only after final approval and after any appeals are resolved. The settlement website had not posted a payment date on its pages as of late September 2026. Our guide on what to do if a settlement payment has not arrived covers follow-up steps.

As of September 2026, both settlements have final approval and the claim period is closed; payments depend on the end of any appeals and on claim review. The multi-state order requires 10% of the fee award to be held back until distribution is complete, a common way courts tie lawyer pay to class payments.

If you were a Claim-In Class Member and did not file by May 18, 2026, you will not receive a payment, and unless you opted out by April 6, 2026 you have released your claims against Premier Nutrition. If you got a Direct Payment notice, you will still receive your automatic award.

If you bought Joint Juice only in a state not listed above, neither settlement covers you. For how to tell whether a settlement applies to you, see how to know if you qualify, and for why receipts matter, see proof of purchase rules.

Pending claims over supplement labels are tracked on our supplement mislabeling lawsuit page and our sports drink natural claims page; those are allegations, not findings. Another product refund settlement is the Tom's of Maine toothpaste settlement. For Joint Juice, check the official settlement website linked above for payment updates.