$7M Bowflex Treadmill Class Action Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval

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Bowflex Treadmill Power Class Action Lawsuit Overview: 

• Who: Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. granted preliminary approval of a $7 million settlement that would end a class action lawsuit against Nautilus, Inc.
• Why:  The class action lawsuit alleged Bowflex brand treadmills were falsely advertised with inflated power ratings. 
• Where: The class action settlement is pending in Ohio federal court.

An Ohio judge has approved a $7 million class action settlement to resolve claims that Nautilus Inc. inflated the horsepower ratings of its Bowflex treadmill to deceive consumers.

US District Judge Edmund A. Sargus, Jr. called the settlement “fair, reasonable and adequate” in his order issuing preliminary approval to the deal. 

The Bowflex class action settlement includes a non-reversionary $4.25 million common fund from which settlement payments will be made to Class Members, along with a one-year subscription to the Nautilus fitness app JRNY. 

Nautilus has also agreed to stop utilizing the continuous horsepower representations in advertisements for its Bowflex treadmills. The company says it will also include a disclaimer to any horsepower representation published in connection with the future sale and/or marketing of its Bowflex treadmills.

Bowflex Treadmills Falsely Advertised by Nautilus, Claimed Class Action

In 2020, lead plaintiff Robert Walker claimed that he and other consumers were deceived by Nautilus when purchasing Bowflex treadmills, resulting in them buying the products and paying more than they would have if they had known the truth about the “Continuous Horsepower.”

According to Walker, the power of a treadmill directly affects the quality of the workout machine’s performance. The higher the horsepower, the more power is sustained during regular use. 

Nautilus allegedly “out-spec’ed” its competition with inflated horsepower ratings for the sole purpose of misleading consumers.

A remote fairness hearing in the Bowflex class action settlement proposed earlier this month will be held in April 2022. 

Top Class Actions will continue to monitor the settlement and let readers know when they can make a claim. 

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The plaintiff and Class Members are represented by Terence R. Coates, W. B. Markovits, Justin C. Walker and Zachary C. Schaengold of Markovits, Stock & DeMarco LLC; Bryan L. Bleichner and Jeffery D. Bores of Chestnut Cambronne PA; and Nathan Prosser of Hellmuth & Johnson PLLC.

The Nautilus Treadmill Power Class Action Lawsuit is Robert Walker v. Nautilus Inc., Case No. 2:20-cv-03414, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

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