A federal appeals court has tossed a consumer class action against Groupon Inc. citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision from last year that struck down a procedural tactic used by plaintiffs.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit found on Tuesday that it lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal of Erin Keena, who sued over Groupon’s reimbursement policy. The unanimous panel found that Keena, who had asked the judge below to dismiss the case so he could appeal his arbitration order, had tried the same procedural tactic that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg rejected in Microsoft v. Baker.

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