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Thursday, May 08, 2014

Another exercise shoe settlement



Vibram settles false advertising case over claims that its “foot gloves” could strengthen foot muscles and reduce injuries, which seems to be the opposite of the truth, at least according to Deadspin.
Posted by Rebecca Tushnet at 7:21 AM
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Labels: class actions, consumer protection, false advertising

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