Heelys, Inc. designs, markets and distributes wheeled footwear.

The original Complaint charges Heelys and certain of its officers and directors with violations of the Securities Act of 1933. Specifically, the Complaint alleges that the Registration Statement used by Defendants in connection with the IPO was misleading in that it represented that Heelys had a viable, well-established business plan and that its tremendous revenue growth and resulting profits were based on sound business and stable sales practices. Moreover, the Registration Statement failed to disclose the staggering number of injuries suffered by Heelys’ users in the months leading up to the IPO. The Company and certain of its senior executives and directors sold $155 million worth of Heelys stock at $21 per share in the IPO.

The Complaint further alleges that on or around August 8, 2007, following the issuance of product safety warnings by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and other industry safety groups that affected the shoe’s marketability, Defendants were forced to significantly downgrade the Company’s revenue and earnings guidance for the second half of 2007, admitting that retailers were sitting on huge unsold inventory and refusing to place additional orders. On this news, the Company’s stock price fell 45% in a single trading session on more than six-times the average daily trading volume over the preceding month.

According to the Company’s FORM 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009, several lawsuits have been transferred to a single judge and have been consolidated into a single action. Lead Plaintiffs and lead Counsel have been appointed. An amended consolidated Complaint was filed on March 11, 2008. The amended Complaint alleges that the prospectus used in connection with our IPO contained misstatements of material fact or omitted to state material facts necessary in order to make the statements made not misleading relating to among other allegations, safety concerns and injuries associated with Heelys' products and their alleged impact on demand, visibility into the Company's sales channel and competition from knockoffs, in violation of Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and requests substantially similar damages and relief as previously mentioned.

On August 14, 2008, the Court denied Defendants’ motions to dismiss the amended Complaint, and discovery commenced. During a mediation conducted by the Hon. Nicholas H. Politan (ret.), Plaintiffs and Defendants reached a settlement pursuant to which Defendants will pay Plaintiffs and a proposed Plaintiff settlement class a total of $7.5 million, including attorneys’ fees and expenses. The Company has reached an agreement in principal with its insurers for the Company’s insurance policies to fund the majority of this settlement amount. This settlement was subject to final documentation and approval by the Court. The Company expected that the proposed settlement would be submitted to the Court for preliminary approval within the month. If the Court preliminarily approves the settlement, notice will be provided to shareholders, who will be provided an opportunity to object to the settlement or to opt out of the proposed settlement class.

According to a press release dated November 23, 2009, Heelys, Inc. (NASDAQ: HLYS) announced that on November 17, 2009, the federal judge presiding over the previously disclosed consolidated securities class action and consolidated shareholder derivative action approved the settlements of those lawsuits and signed a Final Judgment and Order of Dismissal with Prejudice with respect to each lawsuit. These cases were pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. These settlement agreements were described in the Company's prior filings. Defendants did not admit any liability or wrongdoing in the settlements.