$750,000 New Balance ‘Made In USA’ Settlement Denied Approval

Mealey's (December 6, 2018, 7:31 AM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on Nov. 26 denied preliminary approval of a $750,000 settlement proposed by a shoe maker seeking to end claims of consumer fraud related to its “made in USA” representations on certain shoes, finding that the proposed cy pres award failed to comply with Dennis v. Kellogg Co., the proposed preliminary injunction may be too broad and the proposed class and summary notice and claim form did not address concerns already expressed by the court (Sheila Dashnaw, et al. v. New Balance Athletics, Inc., No. 17-159, S.D. Calif., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 199777)....