Biote Lawsuit: What Is Pending, What Settled, and Whether Patients Get Anything
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Biote (Nasdaq: BTMD) trains clinics to implant hormone pellets under the “Biote Method.” As of October 2026 there is no Biote class action and no Biote settlement for patients — no fund, no claim form, no deadline. What exists: individual injury lawsuits filed by patients, a January 2026 recall of pellets made by Biote's own pharmacy, a supplement lawsuit filed in February 2026, and a string of settlements with business partners and the company's founder.
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What the Patient Lawsuits Say
The injury cases are individual suits, each brought by one patient (sometimes with a spouse). The common thread: the lawsuits allege that Biote promoted hormone pellet therapy through its certified practitioners while not adequately warning about the risks, and that the patient was harmed as a result.
The clearest example in a public court record is Wichterich v. Biote Corporation in federal court in Louisiana. The plaintiffs allege hormone therapy “through the BioTE Method” from November 30, 2016 through 2023, followed by a seizure on January 2, 2024 and an embolic stroke. They plead fraud, negligence, misrepresentation, failure to warn, fraudulent concealment and loss of consortium. None of these allegations has been proven.
A separate suit, filed in Dallas County, Texas in February 2026 by a former Biote employee and his wife, alleges that Biote's original “Deep Sleep” supplement caused liver damage. According to the filing as reported by the Dallas Morning News, Biote discontinued that product in late 2021 and released a reformulated version called “Best Night Sleep.”
Case Details
There is no consolidated case and no MDL. The patient cases are spread across courts:
Wichterich v. Biote Corporation, No. 2:25-cv-00475, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, filed in federal court March 11, 2025. On December 12, 2025, Judge Susie Morgan dismissed Biote's founder as a defendant for lack of personal jurisdiction; that order did not dismiss the Biote companies.
Koontz v. Biote Corp., No. 2:24-cv-00506, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, filed September 17, 2024 and recorded as a health care/pharmaceutical product liability case.
Adkins v. BioTE Medical, LLC, No. 2:21-cv-00636, also in the Southern District of West Virginia, a health care/pharmaceutical product liability case whose current status we could not confirm.
The supplement suit is in Dallas County state court. Biote's own SEC filings describe its business disputes; see the 10-Q filings on EDGAR.
Status: Individual Suits, Business Settlements, No Patient Payout
Biote's other settlements were with businesses and insiders, not patients: a $5.0 million settlement with the compounding pharmacy Right Value (signed February 26, 2025, final payment February 2026); an $18.5 million buyout of the founder's remaining 6.1 million shares that ended his lawsuits in Delaware and Texas (agreed November 3, 2025, paid January 2, 2026); and a $0.08 million settlement with a model over a marketing video (April 14, 2026). A fiduciary-duty suit by two trusts was closed January 7, 2026 after the Delaware Supreme Court upheld its dismissal.
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Are You Affected?
There is no class to join. If you received Biote pellets and believe they harmed you, the route is an individual claim — the kind of case listed above. These depend on your own medical records, what you were told before treatment, and your state's filing deadline (statute of limitations), which can run out while you wait.
The recall is a separate question. On January 26, 2026, Asteria Health, Biote's wholly-owned pellet pharmacy, recalled specific lots of hormone pellets shipped between May 20, 2025 and January 19, 2026 because of possible metal particulate matter. The FDA classified it as a Class II recall on February 11, 2026, covering estradiol pellets and testosterone pellets, including combinations with anastrozole or triamcinolone. Biote says it notified affected practitioners, and no public press release was issued — so ask the clinic that implanted your pellets whether your lots were affected. At classification, no adverse events had been reported.
What Patients Can Realistically Expect
Biote Lawsuit Timeline
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September 17, 2024 — Federal Pellet Suit in West Virginia
Koontz v. Biote Corp. is filed in the Southern District of West Virginia as a health care/pharmaceutical product liability case.
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March 11, 2025 — Stroke Lawsuit in Louisiana
Wichterich v. Biote Corporation reaches federal court in New Orleans. On December 12, 2025 the founder is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction; the claims against the Biote companies are not dismissed in that order.
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November 3, 2025 — Founder Dispute Ends
Biote agrees to pay $18.5 million for the founder's remaining 6.1 million shares. Both sides dismiss their pending cases in Delaware and Texas with prejudice. Payment is made January 2, 2026.
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January 26, 2026 — Pellet Recall
Asteria Health recalls pellet lots shipped May 20, 2025 to January 19, 2026 over possible metal particles. The FDA classifies it Class II on February 11, 2026.
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February 2026 — Supplement Lawsuit
A former employee and his wife sue Biote Medical in Dallas County, alleging the original Deep Sleep supplement caused liver damage.
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August 7, 2026 — $5.1 Million in Settlements Reported
Biote's quarterly report discloses a $5.1 million charge for settling various legal matters. As of October 2026, no class action or patient claim program exists.
Three Things to Watch For
A recall plus the word “settlement” in the news is an easy opening for misleading offers:
“Claim your Biote settlement payment”
There is no Biote class settlement and no claims administrator. A site or text asking for your date of birth, insurance details or bank account to “release your share” is collecting data, not filing a claim.
“Your pellets were recalled — you qualify for compensation”
Being implanted with a recalled lot does not by itself entitle you to money, and the recall has no payment program. Ads that call the recall a guaranteed payout are lead generation for law firms or worse.
Copy-paste “Biote lawsuit guide” sites
Several sites describe a “Biote class action” with filing steps. We found no such class action in court records or Biote's SEC filings. Check any case they cite against an actual docket number before giving them your medical history.
Biote Lawsuit — Questions People Actually Ask
Is there a Biote class action lawsuit?
Not as of October 2026. The cases against Biote over pellets are individual injury suits. There is no certified class, no MDL and nothing to sign up for.
Is there a Biote settlement I can claim from?
No. Biote reported a $5.1 million charge in August 2026 for settling various legal matters, but those are individual, confidential deals. Its earlier settlements were with a pharmacy partner, its founder and a model — not patients. There is no fund, claim form or deadline.
Were my hormone pellets recalled?
Possibly, if your pellets came from Asteria Health and were shipped between May 20, 2025 and January 19, 2026. The recall covered estradiol and testosterone pellets. Ask the clinic that implanted them for the lot numbers — the recall notice went to practitioners.
What do the pellet lawsuits claim?
They allege that Biote marketed pellet therapy without adequate risk warnings and that the patient was injured. In the Louisiana case the plaintiffs allege an embolic stroke after years of treatment through the Biote Method. These are allegations; Biote has not been found liable in any public ruling we found.
What is the Deep Sleep supplement lawsuit?
A former Biote employee and his wife sued Biote Medical in Dallas County, Texas in February 2026. The lawsuit alleges that the original Deep Sleep supplement caused liver damage to both of them. The product was discontinued in late 2021 and reformulated, according to the filing as reported. It is one family's lawsuit, not a class action.
What happened with Biote's founder?
Biote and its founder litigated in Delaware and Texas after he alleged in a 2022 lawsuit that he was misled about the merger that took the company public, and later over his name and likeness. Under a November 3, 2025 amendment to their settlement, Biote paid $18.5 million on January 2, 2026 for his remaining shares, and the pending cases were dismissed with prejudice. The Dallas Morning News reported that the 2024 settlements with him and his ex-wife totaled more than $130 million. None of that money goes to patients.
I think pellets harmed me. What should I do?
See a doctor first and get your records, including the dates, doses and lot numbers of each insertion. Keep any consent forms you signed. Filing deadlines for injury claims vary by state and can be short, so if you are considering a case, talk to a licensed attorney sooner rather than later.
Is Biote facing a shareholder lawsuit?
We found no securities class action against Biote. The only investor-side case in its filings — a fiduciary-duty suit by two trusts in the Delaware Court of Chancery — was closed January 7, 2026 after the dismissal was upheld on appeal.
Separate from this case: were you injured in the last 2 years?
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