Joint Juice Consumers’ Attorney Award Upheld in False-Ad Suit

Premier Nutrition Corp., formerly known as Joint Juice, failed on Tuesday to overturn an attorneys’ fees award in a suit alleging deceptive advertising practices related to its glucosamine supplement.

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said the lower court properly awarded class counsel $7.9 million in a case alleging the supplement didn’t deliver promised joint-health benefits.

• The fee award is part of a larger $12.9 million judgment that followed a jury verdict that the company violated New York consumer protection laws
• The Ninth Circuit also said the lower court didn’t abuse its discretion by declining to split ...