US: Reebok to pay $25m over toning shoe claims
Author: Leonie Barrie | 29 September 2011
Sportswear maker Reebok International Ltd is to pay $25m in customer refunds after making unsupported claims that its toning footwear would help wearers improve their fitness.
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