If you bought a Levoit Core or EverestAir air purifier — or just replacement filters for one — between August 2019 and August 2023, there is a $10 payment waiting and you do not need the email invitation to claim it. You do need a record showing the original purchase date. Claims close November 3, 2026.
Status: Claims open | Deadline November 3, 2026 | Benefit: $10 digital payment | Proof of purchase: required
The Case
The claim period is open in Sen et al. v. Vesync (US) Corp., Case No. 510627/2026, pending in the Kings County Supreme Court of the State of New York before Judge Katherine Levine. The court authorized the class notice, which sets November 3, 2026 as the date by which a claim form has to be submitted online, and a Fairness Hearing for February 17, 2027.
The lawsuit alleges that Vesync made false or misleading “True HEPA,” “HEPA” and “H13” claims about Levoit-branded Core and EverestAir air purifiers and replacement filters sold in the United States between August 29, 2019 and August 4, 2023.
Vesync unequivocally denies all allegations and maintains that it did not engage in any wrongdoing. The notice is explicit that the court has not decided who is right and that the parties agreed to settle to avoid the costs and risks of further litigation.
A separate proceeding covered the same advertising language. In August 2023, BBB National Programs announced that Vesync Co., Ltd. had voluntarily discontinued certain HEPA claims for Levoit purifiers following a National Advertising Division challenge brought by competitor Dyson, Inc. Vesync told the division that it did not concede there was anything misleading about the claims and had elected to discontinue them for reasons unrelated to the challenge, and the division did not review the claims on their merits. That was an advertising self-regulatory matter involving the parent company — not this lawsuit — and it produced no payment to consumers.
Who Qualifies
The settlement class is anyone who purchased a Levoit-branded Core or EverestAir air purifier and/or replacement filter carrying “True HEPA,” “HEPA” and/or “H13” language, in the United States, between August 29, 2019 and August 4, 2023.
Four parts of that definition decide most eligibility questions:
- Nationwide. Any United States purchase during the window counts, with no state limitation.
- Two product families. The Core line and the EverestAir line, and no others in the Levoit range.
- Filters count too. Someone who bought replacement filters for a purifier they already owned is inside the class on the same terms as someone who bought the machine.
- The labeling is the qualifying feature. The unit or filter has to have carried the “True HEPA,” “HEPA” or “H13” language.
The class period is a four-year window, and a purchase made after August 4, 2023 is outside it no matter what the packaging said. Levoit is a Vesync brand and the defendant is Vesync (US) Corp.; purifiers from other manufacturers are not covered here, whatever their filter claims.
$10, and the Cap That Could Shrink It
A class member who submits a valid claim is eligible for a $10.00 digital payment. That is the whole benefit — no tiered option, no documented-loss track, and no larger amount for someone who bought a more expensive model.
The figure is not unconditional. The notice states that the total amount available for Settlement Awards is capped at $15,000,000, and that if the total value of valid claims exceeds that amount the awards are reduced proportionally. Divided by the $10 award, the cap covers 1.5 million valid claims before any reduction starts. Whether the program reaches that point cannot be known until the claim window closes, because the settlement documents publish no claim-rate estimate and no class size.
Two amounts that usually reduce a class member’s payment do not reduce this one. Class Counsel will ask the court to approve attorneys’ fees and litigation costs not to exceed $5,244,500, and service awards not to exceed a combined $11,500. The notice states that if approved, both are paid separately by Vesync and will not reduce Settlement Awards. Vesync agreed not to oppose the fee request up to $5,244,500, and the court decides the amount and may award less.
Payment arrives as a digital payment sent to the email address and/or mobile phone number given on the claim form, so those details need to be ones you will still be reachable at when payments are issued.
The Proof Requirement Is the Real Hurdle
The Submit a Claim page states that for a claim form to be valid, the claimant must provide evidence of purchase showing the original date of purchase, along with an email address, full name, address, signature and election of payment method.
There are two ways in, and neither removes that requirement. A class member who received an email invitation begins by verifying eligibility with an Apex ID and PIN. A class member who never received one uses a separate no-invitation path that starts from a name and email address and then walks through the claim form — and the settlement website states plainly on that page that proof of purchase is required. The credential is skippable; the purchase record is not.
The settlement website does not publish a list of accepted document types. What the requirement asks for is a record showing the original date of purchase, which is the element that establishes whether the purchase falls inside the class period — in practice an online order history entry, an emailed order confirmation, a card or bank statement line, or a dated receipt. A claim the administrator cannot validate is rejected rather than paid at a reduced amount, so anyone whose only record is a purchase they remember making should check what the official claim form will accept before the deadline.
Four Deadlines, One Date
Everything falls on November 3, 2026, which makes the date easy to remember and easy to blow past in the wrong direction:
- A claim form has to be submitted online by November 3, 2026.
- A request for exclusion has to be postmarked by November 3, 2026 and mailed to the settlement administrator. It cannot be made by telephone or email.
- An objection has to be postmarked by November 3, 2026 and sent to both the settlement administrator and the court.
- Anyone who wants to speak at the Fairness Hearing has to say so in that written objection, filed by the same date.
The notice gives these dates without specifying a timezone. An objection carries a longer list of required contents than an exclusion request: the case name and number, the objector’s full contact details, the specific grounds with any supporting papers, the identity of any attorney representing them, any witnesses they intend to call, whether they intend to appear, a list of objections they or their lawyer have filed to class action settlements in the last ten years, and their signature. Objecting and filing a claim are separate steps — a class member who objects may still file and will receive an award if the claim is valid.
What Happens Next
The Fairness Hearing is set for February 17, 2027 at 11:00 a.m. ET, held by video conference before the Kings County Supreme Court. The court will consider whether the settlement is fair, reasonable and adequate, hear any timely objections, and rule on the requested fees, costs and service awards. The notice warns the date and time can change by court order, with changes posted on the settlement website. Class members do not have to attend.
Payment comes later than approval, and the notice is unusually direct about how much later: awards are sent only if the court approves the settlement and after any appeals are resolved, and resolving appeals can take more than one year. No payment date has been announced.
How to File
Claims are filed on the official settlement website, LAPSettlement.com, which carries the notice, the case documents, both claim paths and a downloadable claim form. If you received an email invitation, verify eligibility with the Apex ID and PIN from it. If you did not, use the no-invitation claim path. Either way the completed form needs evidence of purchase showing the original date of purchase, a signature, and a choice of how to be paid.
Doing nothing means staying in the class, releasing the claims the settlement resolves, and receiving nothing.
Source and credit: the settlement terms, deadlines and benefit tiers described above are drawn from our sister site’s reporting — OpenClassActions.com: Levoit Air Purifier HEPA Settlement — $10 — which tracks this case against the court-approved notice and the official settlement website and is updated as the court rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will everyone who files actually get the full $10?
Not necessarily. The notice states that the total amount available for Settlement Awards is capped at $15,000,000 and that awards are reduced proportionally if the total value of valid claims exceeds that figure. At $10 per claim, the cap covers 1.5 million valid claims before any reduction begins, so the payment stays at the full $10 unless filings pass that mark. The settlement documents give no claim-rate projection, so how close the program comes to the cap will not be known until the claim period closes on November 3, 2026.
What counts as evidence of purchase for a Levoit purifier bought years ago?
The settlement website states that a valid claim form must include evidence of purchase showing the original date of purchase, and it does not publish a list of accepted document types. The date of purchase is the element being proven, so a record that carries it is what the requirement is aimed at – an online order history entry, an emailed order confirmation, a card or bank statement line, or a dated receipt. A claim the administrator cannot validate is rejected rather than paid at a lower amount.
Can I file if I never got an email invitation?
Yes. The official settlement website carries a separate claim path for class members without an invitation, which opens from a first name, last name and email address rather than an Apex ID and PIN. The proof-of-purchase requirement still applies on that path – the credential is skippable, the purchase record is not.
Do replacement filters count, or only the air purifiers?
Both. The settlement class covers anyone who purchased a Levoit-branded Core or EverestAir air purifier and/or replacement filter carrying True HEPA, HEPA or H13 language in the United States between August 29, 2019 and August 4, 2023. Someone who bought filters for a purifier they already owned is inside the class on the same terms as someone who bought the machine.
Do the attorneys fees come out of the $10 payments?
No. Class Counsel will ask the court to approve attorneys fees and costs not to exceed $5,244,500 and service awards not to exceed a combined $11,500, and the notice states that if approved these are paid separately by Vesync and will not reduce Settlement Awards to class members. The court decides the amount and may award less than is requested.
Does this mean Levoit purifiers do not filter the air?
No. The lawsuit challenges the True HEPA, HEPA and H13 labeling used on Levoit Core and EverestAir purifiers and replacement filters between August 29, 2019 and August 4, 2023 – an advertising claim about how the products were described, not a finding about how they perform. Vesync unequivocally denies all allegations and denies any wrongdoing, and the court has not decided who is right.
Sources
- Court-authorized long-form notice — Sen et al. v. Vesync (US) Corp., Case No. 510627/2026 (Kings County Sup. Ct., N.Y.).
- Official settlement website — LAPSettlement.com, including the Submit a Claim page, the no-invitation claim path and the Case Documents page carrying the settlement agreement, complaint, preliminary approval motion and orders.
- National Advertising Division decision on Vesync Co., Ltd.’s HEPA claims — BBB National Programs, August 2023.
- OpenClassActions.com — Levoit Air Purifier HEPA Settlement — $10.
Legal Disclaimer
This article is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. OpenClassActions.org is a consumer news site, not a law firm and not the settlement administrator, and is not affiliated with any party to the case described. The allegations are allegations; the defendants deny wrongdoing and no court has decided the merits. Deadlines, benefit amounts and payment timing can change as the court and the administrator act, so confirm current status on the official settlement website. You never need to pay anyone to file a claim or to receive a settlement payment.