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

Mealey's (January 28, 2019, 2:25 PM EST) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge on Jan. 24 granted preliminary approval of a $750,000 settlement to be paid by New Balance Athletics Inc. to end a class complaint that the shoe maker overcharged consumers and violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other California laws by advertising certain shoes as “made in USA” when a significant portion of the shoes comprised materials and labor from abroad (Sheila Dashnaw, et al. v. New Balance Athletics, Inc., No. 17-159, S.D. Calif., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12659)....