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Skechers ordered to pay $40m over Shape-Up toning claims

16/05/2013

US footwear brand Skechers has been ordered to pay $40 million to people who bought its Shape-Up trainers after adverts that claimed they could aid weight loss were ruled to be misleading. Skechers said shoe's curved "rocker" caused the consumer to "use more energy with every step". Resistance Runners were said to increase muscle activation by...

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