A federal court in California has rejected the $750,000 settlement proposed by New Balance to end a class action lawsuit filed against the company early this year, while leaving the door open for an appeal. The suit questions the veracity of the “Made in the USA” labeling in the Boston-based manufacturer's shoes. As part of the proposed settlement, New Balance had offered to pay $200,000 to about one million purchasers of its shoes, but the court objected to wording in the proposal that the claimants would collect up to $10 per pair, indicating that they would only get $5.35 of 10 percent of the purchases laid out in the claim.

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