Sarah Mirando  |  August 31, 2012

Category: Closed Class Actions

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 New Balance Settlement Notice

Award (how much your claim may be worth): You may be able to receive up to $100 per pair of New Balance toning shoes you purchased.

Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Case(s):  Kimberly Carey, et al. v. New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., Case No. 11-cv-10001-LTS, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts.

Company(ies):NEW BALANCE ATHLETIC SHOE, INC.

New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.

Website of the Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Administrator (FILE YOUR CLAIM HERE): www.NewBalanceSettlement.com

Address to submit a claim form (REQUIRED):

To receive your cash refund from the New Balance toning shoe settlement, you must submit a claim form either online at www.NewBalanceSettlement.com or to the following address no later than February 25, 2013:
New Balance Settlement
c/o GCG
P.O. Box 9903
Dublin, OH 43017-5803

Phone Number to call for assistance: (866) 893-0232

Details:  The New Balance settlement will resolve a class action lawsuit, entitled Carey v. New Balance Athletic Shoe Company, Inc., that alleges New Balance falsely advertised the health benefits of wearing its True Balance toning shoes to consumers. According to the class action lawsuit, claims that the shoes could burn up to 10-percent more calories with every step, create 29-percent more muscle activation compared to regular walking shoes, and that these figures were backed by scientific evidence simply were not true. The lawsuit further alleged that the shoes may actually lead to injury, “a fact which New Balance deceptively omits from its advertising.”

New Balance denies any wrongdoing, but has agreed to establish a $2.3 million class action lawsuit settlement fund to reimburse consumers in order resolve the litigation.

Class Members of the New Balance toning shoe class action settlement include all persons or entities that bought the following toning shoes from New Balance U.S. retailers, New Balance Stores, shopnewbalance.com, joesnewbalanceoutlet.com, New Balance Outlets, or other third-party retailers from January 1, 2010 through August 29, 2012:

Rock&Tone
TrueBalance
Aravon Ria
Aravon Riley
Aravon Quinn

Class Members who submit a valid claim form by the deadline of February 25, 2013 will receive a pro-rated share of the $2.3 million New Balance class action settlement. If the total value of all approved claims submitted by Class Members is less than the amount of money available to pay claims, each eligible Class Member’s award will be increased on a pro-rata basis to a maximum of $100. Class Members may submit more than one claim if they purchased more than one pair of New Balance toning shoes.

Claim forms and more information on your rights in the New Balance Toning Shoe Class Action Lawsuit Settlement can be found at www.NewBalanceSettlement.com.

Purchased or Leased From:  January 1, 2010 through August 29, 2012

Claims must be postmarked by: 2/25/13

Settlement Administrator(s): Garden City Group

Class Counsel:

 

Robert Ahdoot
Tina Wolfson
AHDOOT & WOLFSON, P.C.
 

Defense Counsel:

R. David Hosp
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
UPDATE: Settlement checks were mailed August 21, 2013!


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178 thoughts onNew Balance Toning Shoe Class Action Lawsuit Settlement

  1. Michelle says:

    It just seems to me that all of that should have been done already.

  2. AMY says:

    I CALLED 2DAY,I SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER SRVS.AGENT.INQUIRING ABOUT HAVE THE CHECKS BEING MAILED YET .NOW THEY ARE AUDITING THEM WHEN THEY GET DONE WITH THAT THEY WOULD BE MAILED.

  3. sandy says:

    where are the checks? we’ve waited long enough.

  4. Chris says:

    Just called a spoke with a gentleman and he stated checks will be mailed out at the end of the month. We’re finally going to get some money coming in.

  5. Judy says:

    Hello, I never received a letter asking for proof of purchase. I just called and spoke to a very nice lady and she said checks are projected to go out by the end of this month (April). Maybe someone else can call and ask when they are planning to be mailed out and see if that person tells the same information.

  6. right says:

    sleazy ” weezy” The claims time has not even closed yet in Sketchers; NO ONE has been paid in that action yet so go lie elsewhere.

  7. Penny says:

    I also received the letter asking for documentation….(which I only submitted 2 pair of purchased shoes). I just called the 866 # and the gentleman said that they had received my information (which I mailed 03/11/2013) and were processing my claim. Just give it a little time and they will get a reply/reimbursement to you.

  8. barry says:

    yep, here we go again!! no one seems to have any answers!! WOW has anyone received $$

  9. weezy says:

    I GOT THAT SAME LETTER FROM SKETCHER. HOWEVER THEY DID THE ADJUSTMENT AND I STILL GOT MY SETTLEMENT. HOPEFULLY NEW BALANCE DOES THE SAME THING. IF NOT SHAME ON THE LAWERS. THEY WILL GET THERE PAY WE KNOW THAT MUCH.

  10. the fine print says:

    DougB, go read the agreement AND the Claim form again as they clearly outline what you are asking and the need to submit proof is on the claim form, in bolded print. Sadly, I submitted under $200 but jjusssst squeaked by it and they want proof. I paid cash, don;t have proof anymore but I did look up the current prices and they were the ballpark I recalled paying. SO no biggy, more for you guys I suppose; who needs shoes anyhow when you can;t walk, right?

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