The FTC has settled the Skecher shape-ups lawsuit and agreed to pay $40 million to settle the deceptive advertising charges. The settlement will be a good deterrent, but the question is whether it will be enough to stop the company from doing the same thing again. The FTC’s new consumer advocacy group, Truth in Advertising, questions whether the settlement will serve as a deterrent.
The FTC is currently investigating Skechers’ claims that the shape-ups could cause serious injuries.
In their ad, the company claims that the shoes would help women lose weight and tone their abdominal muscles. But the FTC says that the company made unsupported claims. While it’s unclear whether the shoes caused the plaintiff’s injury, the lawsuit still represents an important win for consumers. While Skechers may be willing to settle, it’s unlikely to stop the lawsuit.
The plaintiff’s attorneys at Wright & Schulte argued that the Rocker Bottom design of the Shape-Ups caused her knee injuries. The lawsuit focuses on the fact that the consumer knew that the shoes were unstable before she purchased them. The defendant did not test the shoes to ensure that they were safe. And the plaintiff is unlikely to win the case. However, the judge agreed that the manufacturer should pay $75 million in damages to compensate injured consumers.
According to the court, the company should pay the damages to the affected individuals.
The plaintiff’s injuries were not the result of the design of the Shape-Up shoes. She was in pain because of the rocker bottom, which created instability. She eventually sought medical treatment for her pain and was told that she would need surgery to repair her knee. The x-ray revealed that she had torn her meniscus.
The Skechers company settled the Shape-Ups lawsuit by paying $40 million to customers. The company has agreed to pay the damages to those who bought the Shape-ups between 2008 and 2012. Moreover, consumers have filed a class-action suit against Skechers over the defective design of the shoes. It is possible that these injuries can result in permanent disability, and the company must reimburse the injured consumers.
The company has agreed to pay $40 million to settle the Skechers lawsuit.
The company has agreed to settle the case because the plaintiff’s understanding of the science of shoe instability was insufficient. It did not matter if she was aware of the instabilities of the shoes or not. If she was aware of them, she would have known that she could not use them safely. But she might have been injured in the first place, and she did not know that she should sue her beloved shoes.
The FTC has found no evidence that the Shape-ups cause lateral instability. As a result, many of the plaintiffs’ cases were dismissed. The FTC said that the ad for the Shape-ups had not been tested and that the shoe’s rocker bottom caused severe lateral instability. Although the FTC agreed with the plaintiff, the judge was unconvinced by her claims, and the lawsuit was dismissed.
The lawsuit was filed in 2015 after the company admitted to a study that found the Shape-Ups caused severe injury to its users.
A previous study by Skechers found that the Shape-Ups could lead to severe leg and knee pain. The plaintiffs claimed to have suffered a torn meniscus after using the shoes for two months. After the results of the FTC investigation, the company agreed to settle the charges with the plaintiffs.
In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs claimed that the shape-ups caused severe injuries. The plaintiffs stated that the Shape-Ups’ rocker bottom was unstable and caused the woman to fall. The result of her fall was a serious injury to her knee. The suit also sought an order to stop deceptive advertising. The plaintiffs were forced to seek medical treatment to recover from their injuries. It was not until she realized that she needed surgery that she was unable to return her shoes.
The plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against Skechers, claiming that the company made false claims about the toning shoes.
The shoes were marketed by celebrities like Brooke Burke and Kim Kardashian. The advertising campaign for these shoes included an extensive video of the Kardashians on television. In addition to the misleading ads, the Shape-ups were promoted by celebrities. Some of the advertisements even featured models like Kim Kardashian.