Published
February 3, 2026
Updated
September 16, 2026
New York class members who filed an approved claim in the $19.16 million Joint Juice settlement began receiving payments in September 2026, delivered by email as a printable check. Class members widely report $402.78, and the payment letter states the check becomes void December 14, 2026.
Current Status
Payments are going out. Class members began reporting Joint Juice New York settlement payments on September 16, 2026, roughly four months after the court granted final approval on May 14, 2026. The May 18 claim deadline has passed and new claims are not accepted.The payment arrives by email as a printable check image rather than as a paper check in the post. A payment letter reviewed by OpenClassActions.com describes it as a pro rata distribution on an approved claim and states that the check becomes void on December 14, 2026. Class members widely report receiving $402.78, though the amount depends on how many units the claim covered. Some class members report that their claims were denied.
StatusPayments in Progress — reported by class members September 16, 2026
How Payments ArriveBy email, as a printable check · void December 14, 2026
Reported Amount$402.78 widely reported; varies by units claimed
Claim DeadlineMay 18, 2026 (Passed)
BenefitApproximately $50 per qualifying unit, subject to adjustment
Proof RequiredNo receipts for up to six units; documentation for additional units
What Is This Case About?
The case alleged that Premier Nutrition made misleading claims about the joint-health benefits of Joint Juice glucosamine products. Premier Nutrition disputed the claims, and the parties settled after a judgment and continuing appellate litigation.Free settlement alerts
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Who Was Included?
The settlement covered qualifying purchases of Joint Juice products in New York from December 5, 2013 through December 28, 2021. Some members identified through retailer records qualified for automatic direct payments.What Was the Benefit?
The official FAQ estimated approximately $50 per eligible unit. Claims without receipts were allowed for up to six units, while documentation could support additional purchases. Because the fund is distributed pro rata, final awards were adjusted based on the approved claims and the settlement terms, which is why the amounts class members are now reporting differ from the per-unit estimate.How the Payment Arrives
The payment is emailed as a printable check image rather than posted as a paper check. The recipient prints it and deposits it like any other check, including by mobile deposit. Several class members said they had never been paid this way before and questioned whether the email was genuine; emailed digital checks are an established settlement payment method, and a number of administrators now use them.Payout periods are also when impostor emails appear, so a payment is worth verifying before it is deposited. Confirm it against the official settlement website by typing the address into the browser rather than following a link in the email, and check that the case name and claim match the settlement actually filed in. A genuine settlement payment never requires a fee, a deposit, or money sent back in order to release it, and never asks for a full bank login.
The letter accompanying the New York payment states that the check becomes void on December 14, 2026. A class member who does not deposit it before that date loses the payment unless the administrator reissues it.
Depositing It Without a Printer
The check has to exist on paper before a bank will accept a mobile deposit, because the deposit works from photographs of the front and the back. A class member without a printer at home can save the file first and have it printed somewhere else — a public library, a copy shop, a shipping store or an office that offers printing. Some payment platforms also cap how many times a single check can be printed, so saving the file as a PDF before printing is worth doing; a class member who has exhausted the print attempts still has the saved file to take elsewhere. The mechanics of these payments are covered in full in how to print and deposit an emailed settlement check.Two things about these checks surprise people on first sight. The back of a printed check is blank apart from the endorsement area, which is normal — the recipient signs the back exactly as on any other check, and there is nothing else meant to be printed there. And the routing and account numbers sit along the bottom of the front, not the back, which is where the bank reads them from.
Class members who have deposited successfully describe photographing the printed check on a dark surface in good light, with the whole check inside the frame. When a mobile deposit is refused anyway, the next step is the bank itself rather than another attempt: a teller can take the printed check in a branch, and some banks will not accept a printed check by app at all as a matter of policy. If the bank declines it outright, a reissue or a different payment method is a question for the settlement administrator through the official settlement website, and it is worth raising well before the December 14, 2026 void date.
Official Information
Review the latest administrator notices and documents on the official Joint Juice New York Settlement.Sources
• Joint Juice New York Settlement payment letter reviewed by OpenClassActions.com, stating a pro rata distribution on an approved claim and a check void date of December 14, 2026• Payment reports from class members in the New York and multi-state settlements, collected September 16, 2026
• BellRing Brands, Inc. Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, reporting the amounts paid into the New York settlement fund
• Montera v. Premier Nutrition Corporation, No. 3:16-cv-06980 RS (N.D. Cal.)
Settlement Amount
$19,160,186.47
Case Title
Montera v. Premier Nutrition Corporation
Case Number
3:16-cv-06980-RS
Court
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Final Approval Hearing
Final approval granted May 14, 2026
Status
Payments in Progress
Class members began reporting emailed payments September 16, 2026; the payment letter states the check becomes void December 14, 2026.
Official Website
Joint Juice New York Settlement
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