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Company: New Balance Athletics Inc.
Current Parent Company: New Balance
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Penalty: $3,750,000
Year: 2013
Date: January 28, 2013
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: false advertising
Violation Description: New Balance agreed to pay more than $3 million to settle litigation alleging it falsely advertised that its TrueBalance toning shoes helped wearers strengthen leg muscles and burn calories.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Massachusetts
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:11-cv-10001
Case Name: Pashamova v. New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Massachusetts
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: apparel
Specific Industry of Current Parent: apparel
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