NOW Supplements Lawsuit: The Magnesium Citrate Softgels Case
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The NOW supplements lawsuit in the news is about one product: NOW Magnesium Citrate Softgels. A proposed class action in federal court in Chicago alleges the label promises 400 mg of magnesium per serving that the listed ingredients cannot supply. On March 9, 2026 a judge let the case go forward. In the court records we could read as of October 2026, there is no settlement, no claim form and no deadline.
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What the Lawsuit Says Is Wrong With the Label
The label says each three-capsule serving delivers 400 mg of elemental magnesium, derived from a 2,018 mg complex of magnesium citrate, magnesium glycinate and magnesium malate.
The lawsuit alleges the math does not work. Those compounds are only part magnesium by weight — about 11.23% for citrate, 14.1% for glycinate and 15.54% for malate, per the complaint’s figures. Even a blend made entirely of malate would yield about 314 mg.
So, the plaintiffs allege, the softgels must either contain less than 400 mg or contain an undisclosed, cheaper and less absorbable form such as magnesium oxide. According to the court’s summary of the complaint, NOW changed the label after the suit was filed to add magnesium oxide to the list of sources. NOW has not admitted wrongdoing, and these are allegations, not findings.
Case Details
The case is Stonehart v. Now Health Group, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-04436, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, before Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings. It was filed on May 30, 2024 by two consumers from Utah and New York, represented by Lemberg Law. NOW Health Group, which sells as NOW Foods, is headquartered in Bloomingdale, Illinois.
An earlier version, No. 1:23-cv-16604, was filed on December 8, 2023 and closed on April 9, 2024; the current case replaced it. The claims that remain are fraudulent concealment, unjust enrichment, breach of express and implied warranty, and New York’s consumer-protection law. The plaintiffs dropped their Illinois consumer-fraud claim. Read the court’s March 9, 2026 opinion.
Status: Past Dismissal, No Settlement
As of October 2026 we found no class certification, no settlement, no fund and no claim form. Talks were mentioned in the court’s order, but a mention of negotiations is not a deal.
The “NOW supplements lawsuit” ads you may be seeing (for example on TopClassActions, dated September 17, 2026) come from the plaintiffs’ law firm looking for more buyers. That is recruitment for this case, not a new lawsuit and not a settlement.
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Who the Case Could Cover
The lawsuit is brought on behalf of people who bought NOW Magnesium Citrate Softgels. The law firm’s ad describes buyers in the United States who purchased on or before May 31, 2024. Whether a class is ever certified, and whether it is nationwide or limited to certain states, has not been decided — the court deferred the question of which states’ laws apply.
You do not need to sign up to stay included. If a class is certified or a settlement is reached, notice goes out under court supervision with the exact class definition. Keep receipts or online order history for the softgels if you have them; supplement settlements often pay more to buyers who can document purchases.
What a Case Like This Pays
How cases like this one end
Our copy of the federal courts’ own case database covers 123,245 other contract casesclosed in U.S. federal district courts between 2015 and 2025, 5.8% of them filed as class actions:
- 30.9% ended in a settlement recorded by the court. Another 20.2% were dismissed voluntarily, which often follows a private settlement — so the real settlement share sits between 30.9% and 51.1%.
- 7.6% were decided on a motion before any trial.
- 1 in 71 reached a trial (1.4%), after a median of 29.3 months.
- Median time from filing to the end of the case: 7.6 months.
- Only 7,369 of them (6%) record a money award at all; the median of those is $402,000.
These are base rates for this type of case (other contract) — not a prediction about this lawsuit, and not legal advice. Source: Federal Judicial Center, Integrated Database (civil), analysed by Settlement Insight. Cases heard in state courts are not included.
NOW Magnesium Citrate Lawsuit Timeline
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December 8, 2023 — First Complaint
Stonehart v. Now Health Group is filed in the Northern District of Illinois as No. 1:23-cv-16604. That docket closes on April 9, 2024.
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May 30, 2024 — Current Case Filed
The case is refiled as No. 1:24-cv-04436. A New York co-plaintiff later joins the amended complaint.
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After Filing — Label Changed
Per the court’s summary of the complaint, NOW revises the label to list magnesium oxide among the sources in the 2,018 mg complex.
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March 9, 2026 — Motion to Dismiss Denied
Judge Jeffrey I. Cummings keeps the remaining claims alive, lifts the discovery stay and orders NOW to answer by March 30, 2026.
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September 17, 2026 — Recruitment Ads
A law-firm investigation page asks buyers who purchased on or before May 31, 2024 to come forward. This is the source of most current searches.
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As of October 2026 — Pretrial, No Settlement
Discovery was opened on March 9, 2026. In the court records we could read, we found no class certification, no settlement, no claim form and no deadline; later docket entries could not be checked.
Three Things to Watch For
A popular product, a live case and a wave of ads are a combination imposters like:
“Claim your NOW magnesium refund” sites
There is no settlement and no claims portal for the softgels. A site that asks for card details or a “processing fee” to release a refund is not connected to the court case.
Confusing it with the old data breach settlement
A separate $300,000 NOW Health Group data breach settlement for employees closed for claims on June 4, 2025. Messages using that settlement to collect your details today are reusing an old notice, and it never covered customers.
Lead forms dressed up as the lawsuit
Investigation pages are law-firm intake forms. Filling one in can be a legitimate step, but it is not filing a claim, and anything you sign afterwards may be a retainer. Read it before you agree.
NOW Supplements Lawsuit — Questions People Actually Ask
What is the NOW supplements lawsuit about?
It is Stonehart v. Now Health Group, Inc., a proposed class action alleging that NOW Magnesium Citrate Softgels cannot deliver the 400 mg of magnesium per serving stated on the label from the ingredients listed, and may contain undisclosed magnesium oxide. NOW disputes the claims.
Is there a NOW magnesium settlement or claim form?
No. As of October 2026 there is no settlement, no fund, no administrator and no claim form. The court’s March 9, 2026 order asked the parties to report on settlement negotiations, but no deal has been announced that we could find.
Which NOW products are involved?
Only NOW Magnesium Citrate Softgels, the product labeled as 400 mg of magnesium from a 2,018 mg complex. Other NOW products are not part of this case.
I bought them after May 2024. Am I covered?
The law firm’s ad targets purchases on or before May 31, 2024; the current case was filed on May 30, 2024. The class has not been defined by the court, so the final cutoff is not settled. Keep your purchase records either way.
Did the judge decide NOW mislabeled the product?
No. On March 9, 2026 the judge only decided the claims were plausible enough to proceed. That is not a finding that the label was false. Evidence comes next, in discovery.
Do I have to join or sign up?
No. If a class is certified, members are included automatically unless they opt out. If you want your own lawyer, that is a separate choice. An intake form on an ad site is not a claim.
Wasn’t there a NOW Health Group settlement already?
Yes, but a different one: Green, et al. v. NOW Health Group, Inc., No. 2023LA000116, a $300,000 settlement over a 2023 data breach involving current and former employees and their dependents. Its claim deadline was June 4, 2025, and the final approval hearing was set for June 25, 2025. It did not cover supplement buyers.
What should I do right now?
Nothing is required. Keep receipts or order history for the softgels. Check our open settlements list rather than clicking links in unsolicited emails, and never pay a fee to receive a class action payment.
Separate from this case: were you injured in the last 2 years?
Class-action payouts are fixed amounts through an administrator. A personal injury claim is a different case — and often worth far more. Free estimate, no obligation.
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