Avia Toning Shoe Suit Goes Forward Minus Punitive Damages, Fraud Claims

A suit alleging that the health benefits of Avia toning shoes were misrepresented and their design actually caused a woman to sustain a fracture and develop a chronic pain condition may go forward minus punitive damages, fraud and other claims, the Middle District of Pennsylvania ruled March 20 (Laskowski v. Brown Shoe Co., 2015 BL 76885, M.D. Pa., 3:14-CV-01812, 3/20/15).

Karen and Charles Laskowski alleged the shoe’s makers Brown Shoe Co. and American Sporting Goods Corp. knew or should have known that their Avia A9995WWSL toning shoes “posed a significantly increased risk of falls” but marketed the ...