Balance of Nature Class Action Lawsuit and $9.95M Settlement

The Balance of Nature class action lawsuit settlement is a $9.95 million deal in Morris v. Evig, LLC (Case No. 25PH-CV-01551), filed in the Circuit Court of Phelps County, Missouri, that would resolve claims the company exaggerated the health benefits of its Fruits capsules, Veggies capsules, and Fiber & Spice powder. A final approval hearing was held on March 6, 2026, and as of mid-2026 the court has not yet issued its ruling. The claim filing deadline of March 11, 2026 has passed, so no new claims are being accepted.¹

Who Was Covered

The settlement class includes anyone in the United States who bought Balance of Nature Fruits, Veggies, or Fiber & Spice products for personal use between March 28, 2019 and October 27, 2025.² People who bought the products for resale, already received a full refund, or are affiliated with Evig LLC are excluded.

Named plaintiff Vernita Morris filed the lawsuit on September 4, 2025, alleging deceptive trade practices, breach of warranties, fraud by silence, and unjust enrichment. The core claim was that Balance of Nature misrepresented the health benefits of its supplements, causing consumers to pay premium prices for products that did not deliver what was advertised.³ Evig LLC denies all allegations and maintains that its products were marketed truthfully and labeled accurately.⁴

What Claims Were Worth

Cash reimbursements were split into two tiers based on proof of purchase:⁵

With proof of purchase: up to $6 per unit, capped at five units per household ($30 maximum).
Without proof of purchase: up to $4 per unit, capped at two units per household ($8 maximum).

All claims from a single household count as one claim. Approved payments can be sent by check or electronically through PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, or a virtual prepaid card. If total valid claims, attorneys’ fees, and administrative costs exceed the $9.95 million cap, individual payments may be reduced on a pro rata basis. Class counsel may seek up to $2,575,000 in fees and expenses from the fund, and Morris may apply for a $5,000 service award.⁶

Where Things Stand and When Payments Would Arrive

Judge William E. Hickle granted preliminary approval on October 7, 2025, with an amended preliminary approval order following shortly after.⁴ The deadline to opt out or object was February 9, 2026. The final approval hearing was held on March 6, 2026, and the claim filing deadline closed on March 11, 2026.¹

As of mid-2026, no ruling on final approval had been posted, no payments had been distributed, and the settlement website was directing class members to check back for updates.⁴ If the court grants final approval and no appeals are filed, payments would be issued roughly 45 days after the approval becomes final. Any appeal would push distributions back until it is resolved.²

Can You Still File a Claim?

No. The claim filing deadline was March 11, 2026, and it has passed.¹ Class members who did not file by that date are not eligible to receive money under the Morris settlement. Class members who did file by the deadline are simply waiting for the court’s final approval ruling.

Other Balance of Nature Lawsuits Still Active

The Morris settlement is not the only case against Evig LLC over the same products. A few others were pending as of early 2026 and could produce additional consumer relief depending on how they are resolved.

Spivey v. Evig LLC

William Spivey filed a class action in January 2024 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, targeting label language such as “Real Food,” “Real Nutrition,” and “Real Science” and alleging that nearly 40% of the product’s 4-gram daily dose was sugar.⁷ Judge Marvin E. Aspen dismissed the case with prejudice on June 9, 2025, ruling that Spivey was “reading too much into the product label” and that a statement about the presence of an ingredient is not a promise about its amount.⁸ In September 2025, however, Judge Aspen allowed Spivey to amend, and an amended complaint was filed on September 22, 2025. The case remained active into 2026 with motions to dismiss and stay pending.⁹

Lukas v. Evig LLC and Related California Cases

Lukas v. Evig, LLC (No. 2:23-cv-08678) was filed in November 2023 in the Central District of California on similar false-advertising theories. The parties filed a joint status report in December 2025 and the litigation remained ongoing, though the effect of the Morris settlement on Lukas was unclear.¹⁰ A related case, Kopels et al. v. Evig LLC (Case No. 25-cv-1065, C.D. Cal.), filed in May 2025, was stayed as of mid-2026.¹¹

Why the Lawsuits Happened

Regulators had flagged Balance of Nature’s marketing well before the private class actions. The FDA issued a warning letter on August 20, 2019, after inspecting the company’s St. George, Utah facility, finding that the company’s website and YouTube channel marketed its supplements as treatments for diseases including asthma, multiple sclerosis, cancer, pneumonia, and arthritis, which made them “unapproved new drugs” under federal law.¹² When follow-up inspections showed unresolved problems, a federal judge in the District of Utah entered consent decrees of permanent injunction on November 15, 2023 against Evig LLC, its contract manufacturer Premium Production LLC, and their principals, halting manufacturing and distribution until outside compliance experts were hired and the FDA approved a resumption of operations.¹³ The company resumed operations in November 2023 under the terms of the decree.¹⁴

California prosecutors also took action. In July 2023, the California Food, Drug, and Medical Device Task Force, a coalition of district attorneys from ten counties, secured a $1.1 million judgment in Napa County Superior Court against Evig LLC — $850,000 in civil penalties and investigative costs plus $250,000 for consumer restitution.¹⁵ Prosecutors alleged the company claimed its Fruits capsules provided the “nutritional equivalent of over 5 servings of fruits,” used customer testimonials asserting cures for conditions such as lupus, hepatitis C, and multiple sclerosis, and violated California’s Automatic Renewal Law by enrolling customers in recurring subscriptions without proper disclosures and blocking online cancellations.¹⁶ Balance of Nature did not admit liability. That restitution fund was separate from the Morris settlement, and it applied only to California consumers who had purchased products within the six years before the July 2023 judgment.

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