Trendy running shoe company On is being sued by some customers over what they claim is a defect in the shoes, which they allege emit "a loud, embarrassing and difficult-to-stop squeaking sound ... with each step."

The class action lawsuit, filed Oct. 9 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, claims the customers wouldn't have bought the shoes if they had known about the noise. The complaint alleges that the squeak is caused by the company's CloudTec shoe design, which relies on "hexagonal, octangular and ovular shaped holes that form the external landing surface of the shoes."

An Oct. 9 class action lawsuit alleges On's running shoes made with CloudTec technology emit "a loud, embarrassing" squeak with each step. U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

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