Vistaprint says appeals court upholds dismissal of lawsuit over member discount program
By APFriday, August 27, 2010
Vistaprint: Appeals court OKs lawsuit’s dismissal
VENLO, Netherlands — Business card printer Vistaprint N.V. said Friday that a U.S. appeals court has affirmed the 2009 dismissal of a lawsuit against it and two third-party merchants.
Vistaprint said the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld an August 2009 decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
The original lawsuit alleged Vistaprint violated the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the Massachusetts Unfair Trade Practices Act in connection with third-party membership discount programs VistaPrint offered customers on its website.
The district court found that the company’s Web pages and discount programs were clearly written and not deceptive, according to Vistaprint, which also sells other printed products.
