‘Joint Juice’ Class Wins $136 Million in Deception Lawsuit (1)

Premier Nutrition Corp. must pay $135.6 million to New York consumers who alleged the Post Holdings Inc. unit deceptively marketed its “Joint Juice” supplement, after a federal jury in California awarded damages Tuesday in a rare class trial.

The award is the largest judgment against a dietary supplement manufacturer, class counsel Timothy Blood of Blood Hurst & O’Reardon LLP told Bloomberg Law Tuesday.

Mary Beth Montera and others alleged they bought the glucosamine product for joint-health benefits that Premier advertised, but that the product didn’t relieve their stiff joints.

Premier Nutrition engaged in deceptive advertising, and Montera and the class ...