Man says soccer club's advertising led fans to believe Messi would play
A B.C. soccer fan has launched a class-action lawsuit against the Vancouver Whitecaps over what he says what misleading advertising ahead of a May match that led ticket purchasers to believe that Lionel Messi would be playing.
His claim describes the situation as"a classic case of bait-and-switch," in which fans were baited with the expectation of seeing world-famous players and bought tickets at about ten times the cost of regular season ones, only to learn their favourite players wouldn't be there after all. The lawsuit alleges that both defendants violated the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act and the Competition Act, and that the Whitecaps breached the implied warranties/conditions of the Sale of Goods Act.
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