[外電] 聯盟 球隊以及售票網站因沒有退款被告

來源: LA Times
網址: https://tinyurl.com/ybldm49d

MLB, teams, ticket partners sued over failure to provide refunds
聯盟，球隊，以及售票公司因為沒有給予球迷退款被告

Major League Baseball, its teams and its official ticket resale partner were
sued Monday in federal court by two fans who have tried and failed to get
refunds for games called off because of the coronavirus crisis.
因為中國武漢肺炎關係導致球賽取消，兩位球迷因為嘗試要退款但是失敗，星期一的時候在美國聯邦法院對聯盟，球隊，以及官方售票公司提起訴訟。

The suit, which seeks the class-action certification that would enable all
fans to join, demands a refund of ticket costs and ancillary fees for games
that have not been played.
這起訴訟正試著尋求成為團體訴訟，要讓所有球迷加入，要求要退款以及其他因為比賽取消所導致的其他費用。

“While many businesses across this country have acted lawfully and ethically
by providing consumers with refunds for events that will never occur during
this pandemic, sometimes at the risk of bankruptcy, it remains notable that
America’s pastime — baseball — is refusing to do right by its fans,” the
lawsuit reads. “As stadiums remain empty for the foreseeable future,
baseball fans are stuck with expensive and unusable tickets for unplayable
games in the midst of this economic crisis.”
「當美國其他地方的許多企業正遵守法律以及道德要求，對於因為這次傳染病導致的活動取消給予消費者退費，一些企業有時得面對破產的風險，但是更值得注意的是這"美國人的休閒娛樂"--棒球--拒絕為它的粉絲做正確的事，」訴訟文裡寫著。「球館在近期內還是會空無一人，在這樣的經濟危機下，球賽沒辦法打，球迷手上有著昂貴的球票但是沒辦法使用。」

The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. According to the
suit, “well over 100" fans are prepared to make claims and alleges the “
amount in controversy ... exceeds $5 million.”
這訴訟是在洛杉磯的地方法院送件的，根據訴訟書，"超過100位球迷們"已經準備好要告並且要求賠償，"而有爭議的金額總數....超過500萬鎂。」

The suit purports five legal violations, three specific to California law:
one under the state’s consumer legal remedies act, the other two under the
unfair competition law of the state’s business and professions code. The
defendants are MLB, each of the 30 teams and four ticket companies, includingStubHub — the league’s official resale partner — Ticketmaster, Live Nation
and Last Minute Transactions.
這訴訟主要是說被告有五項違規情事，有三個是跟加州法律有關：有一個是跟州消費者法律法案有關，另外兩個是州企業及專業人員不公平競爭法有關。被告包括MLB，三十支球團，以及四個售票公司，包括聯盟官方售票夥伴StubHub，以及Ticketmaster，Live
Nation跟Last Minute Transactions。

The 2020 season was scheduled to start March 26. No new date has been set,
and in the meantime, the league has floated proposals to play games without
fans in attendance, including one in which every game would be played in
Arizona.
2020球季本來是要在3/26開打，目前新的開打時間還沒有確定，很多的想法在醞釀，像是打閉門比賽，其中包括說所有比賽都在亞利桑那州打。

The league has advised teams to list unplayed games as postponed rather than
canceled and said it hopes to play as many games as possible. In turn, teams
generally have advised fans to retain tickets and await a rescheduled date.
聯盟目前建議球隊先把沒有打的比賽列為延後而不是取消，而且說希望可能的狀態下打最多的比賽。因此，球隊普遍建議球迷保留票券，並等到重新排定的日期。

“Even if some games can be played for the 2020 MLB season, it is near
certainty that no fans will attend,” the suit reads. “As such, at a
minimum, the defendants should acknowledge this and recognize that its loyal
fans cannot bear the entire brunt of the economic hardship of the pandemic
while team owners and ticket companies keep the plaintiffs’ money.”
「即使2020賽季有些能打，很有可能會是閉門比賽，」訴訟文寫到。「因此，至少最低程度上，被告應該要知道這樣的狀況，並且了解他們的粉絲沒辦法在這樣的疫情影響下承受這樣大的經濟負擔，但球團老闆以及售票公司卻把原告的錢留在他們那邊。」

MLB spokesman Pat Courtney did not immediately return a message seeking
comment.
聯盟發言人Pat Courtney對於此件事情沒有即刻的回應。
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