$450,000 payday settlement for Visalus securities fraud plaintiffs
It appears somebody at Visalus is intent on settling the company’s outstanding lawsuits.
After reporting on settlement of Visalus’ pyramid scheme class-action, next on my calendar was an update on the Visalus securities fraud class-action.
To my surprise that case also had a settlement submitted for approval on May 23rd.
The Visalus securities fraud class-action dates back to 2017.
In the lawsuit plaintiffs Caprece Byrd, Bryant Williams and Renae White, alleged Visalus committed securities fraud through their Founders Equity Incentive Plan.
In late 2018 the case was referred to mediation. This appears to have lead to the submitted settlement.
As per the terms of the settlement, Visalus securities fraud victims have been given two options; a Cash Option and a Benefits Option.
The Cash Option is a one-time payment to Visalus affiliates, ranging from $1500 to $4000 based on rank.
In their complaint, Byrd, Williams and White cited $65,000 investments made under Visalus’ Founders Equity Incentive Plan.
The alternative Benefits Options sees a Visalus affiliate retain their distributorship and
- receive a 25% commission rate on product sales for one year;
- free basic enrollment membership for one year;
- free tickets to one Visalus event (must be redeemed within 18 months);
- free 12 months Vi-Net subscription for affiliates who were already paying for the service, or 6 months for everyone else.
Class-action representatives Caprece Byrd, Byrant Watts, Renae White, Laura Herl, Frank McWhorter and Connie Bates together will also share a $450,000 payment.
Split evenly that’s $75,000 each, minus the legal bill.
The settlement defines class members as Visalus affiliates who
qualified for units in the Founders’ Equity Incentive Plan between January 1, 2015 through March 1, 2017.
Defendants in Visalus’ pyramid class-action case are excluded.
On June 14th preliminary approval for the submitted settlement was granted.
As with the pyramid scheme settlement case, a Fairness Hearing has been scheduled for October 1st.
In line with the FTC and alleged pyramid scheme claims, the SEC hasn’t taken any public action on Visalus’ alleged securities fraud.
Weird, considering these are probably the most public examples of “high-level” MLM related fraud taking place in recent memory.
Wondering what i have coming.
Would like to know about the settlement. Thank you.
I believe at some point a website will be setup. There’s still the October Fairness Hearing to be held so sometime after that.
edit: According to visalussettlement.com;
You can also exclude yourself which means you retain the right to sue Visalus.
I was with ViSalia for about 2 years, 2011 to 2012.
My IP # 1769817.
The Cash option requested.
You’ll need to fill in an Election Form on the Visalus Settlement website.
I was in Visalus for over 2 years (2011 – 2014) and wanted to know how do I receive the cash settlement??
Seems to be some confusion surrounding this. I’ll put out an article later today going over Visalus distributor options.
Alright I’ve addressed the pyramid scheme lawsuit settlement here – https://behindmlm.com/companies/visalus/visalus-pyramid-scheme-class-action-settlement-options-explained/
As for the securities class-action (this article), the settlement states eligible class members will be contacted. I’m not aware of any public website set up through which class-members can contact class counsel.
How do I get my IP number in order to file for this claim. I was a promoter from 2011 -2014.
Thanks,
Reggie
You’d have to contact the people running the suit. Or you could try Visalus.
How do I get my IP number in order to file for this claim. I was a promoter from 2010 to 2015?
New email. we like to know if I qualify.
Contact Visalus? They should have your details on file no?
It’s right there in the article.