Shutterfly Sued Over Unsolicited Lifetouch School Photo Packages

Shutterfly has been hit with a consumer class action over its Lifetouch Family Approval Program, a school photo service the lawsuit claims violates the Postal Reorganization Act and California state consumer protections laws.

Would-be class plaintiffs Don Cullen and Ellen Ross claim that Lifetouch takes unsolicited photos of school children, which are then packaged and sent to parents, requesting payment in kind.

They assert that the mailing of un-ordered merchandise constitutes an unfair method of competition and an unfair trade practice in violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act, as declared by the Postal Reorganization Act. They claim that under ...