Health and Fitness

FTC & States Announce $45 Million Skechers Settlement

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–May 17, 2012.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined the Federal Trade Commission, 44 other states and the District of Columbia to announce a settlement with Skechers USA Inc. for $45 million to resolve allegations that the shoe company deceived consumers into believing its rocker-bottom athletic shoe line would help them lose weight and get in shape.

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In a complaint filed yesterday along with the settlement, the FTC and the states alleged Skechers made deceptive, unsubstantiated…

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