Skechers USA, Inc. has agreed to pay at least $40 million to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit over false claims about the health benefits of its Shape Up shoes. The settlement will be the largest ever in FTC history and follows a similar $25 million ruling against Reebok last September over its similarly rockered Toning shoes. Skechers has said that its shoes provide a passive muscle toning effect for wearers鈥攃laims that are not supported by legitimate research. “Skechers put its foot in its mouth,” said FTC official David Vladeck. Consumers who purchased the shoes .
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