Date Initiated: 06/19/2017

Status: In progress

Reckitt Benckiser allegedly advertised the products as being able to provide joint health benefits that they could not actually provide.

  • Deadline to file a claim: 11/08/2021
  • Proof of Purchase Required: No
  • Potential Individual Reward: $66
  • Total Settlement Amount: $50 million
  • Locations
    • United States

Status: In progress

The Class includes anyone who purchased Move Free Advanced or the Move Free Advanced Plus MSM or Plus MSM & Vitamin D varieties, other than solely for purposes of resale, between May 28, 2015, and June 24, 2021, within the United States and its territories.

  • Deadline to file a claim: 11/08/2021
  • Proof of Purchase Required: No
  • Potential Individual Reward: $66
  • Total Settlement Amount: $50 million
  • Locations
    • United States

Date Initiated: 06/24/2021

Status: In progress

The Court granted preliminary approval June 24, 2021.

  • Deadline to file a claim: 11/08/2021
  • Proof of Purchase Required: No
  • Potential Individual Reward: $66
  • Total Settlement Amount: $50 million
  • Locations
    • United States

Status: In progress

The Class includes anyone who purchased Move Free Advanced or the Move Free Advanced Plus MSM or Plus MSM & Vitamin D varieties, other than solely for purposes of resale, between May 28, 2015, and June 24, 2021, within the United States and its territories.

  • Deadline to file a claim: 11/08/2021
  • Proof of Purchase Required: No
  • Potential Individual Reward: $66
  • Total Settlement Amount: $50 million
  • Locations
    • United States

Date Initiated: 11/08/2021

Status: In progress

The last day to file a claim was Nov. 8, 2021.

  • Deadline to file a claim: 11/08/2021
  • Proof of Purchase Required: No
  • Potential Individual Reward: $66
  • Total Settlement Amount: $50 million
  • Locations
    • United States
Case Information

Yamagata, et al. v. Reckitt Benckiser LLC, Case No. 3:17-cv-03529-VC in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division

Lawsuit Filed

Date Initiated: 06/19/2017

Plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Reckitt Benckiser alleged the company advertised the products as being able to provide joint health benefits that they could not actually provide.

Class Certified

The Class includes anyone who purchased Move Free Advanced or the Move Free Advanced Plus MSM or Plus MSM & Vitamin D varieties, other than solely for purposes of resale, between May 28, 2015, and June 24, 2021, within the United States and its territories.

Settlement Approved

Date Initiated: 06/24/2021

The Court granted preliminary approval June 24, 2021.

Open for Claims

Class Members will be eligible for a payment from the $50 million settlement fund after attorneys’ fees and other costs have been deducted.

The settlement agreement provides for a Class Member award of $22 per bottle purchased. This amount is based on the products’ average retail price.

However, the amount of the awards may be increased or decreased depending on the total value of claims filed and other factors.

Class Members requesting an award on three or fewer bottles of the joint health supplements do not need to provide proof of purchase.

Those requesting an award for more than three bottles are required to provide proof of purchase.

In the event that money remains in the settlement fund after all payments have been issued, the funds will be donated to the Orthopaedic Research Society.

The opt-out deadline has passed.

The deadline to file a claim is Nov. 8, 2021.

Claims Period Closed

Date Initiated: 11/08/2021

The last day to file a claim was Nov. 8, 2021.