Ngomhla zingama-30 kuSepthemba 2017, iJaji u-Robert N. Chatigny Wenkantolo Yesifunda Yase-United States Yesifunda Sase-Connecticut wenqabile isiphakamiso sikaPriceline sokuchitha izimangalo zoMmangali, okwavumela izimangalo zoMmangali ukuthi ziqhubekele phambili ngokumelene nePriceline.com.
Icala lesenzo sekilasi lithi i-Priceline yephula isithembiso sayo "Intengo Engcono Kakhulu Eqinisekisiwe" lapho ikhangisa amathikithi asuka ku-Spirit Airlines ngoba i-Priceline yengeza imakhaphu yayo kumathikithi e-Spirit, abathengi bengazi. Ngenxa yalokho, abamangaleli bathi, amathikithi e-Spirit ahlala eshibhile ku-Spirit.com kunaku-Priceline.com, naphezu kwesithembiso esicacile sikaPriceline sokuphikisa lokho. Ummangali, u-Austin Chapman, uletha izimangalo zakhe egameni lakhe nabo bonke abathengi ezweni lonke abathenge amathikithi e-Spirit Airlines ngePriceline.com.
Esinqumweni sakhe esiphika isiphakamiso sikaPriceline sokusichitha sonke, iJaji u-Chatigny liphethe ngokuthi Ummangali usibeke ngokwanele isimangalo sokukhululeka ngoba “kuyabonakala ukuthi umthengi onengqondo angatolika ulimi lwenkontileka ukuze afake isithembiso sokungangezi izinkokhelo ezingeziwe ezifihliwe.”
U-Jeffrey Kaliel, ummeli wommangali kanye nekilasi lokubeka phansi izintambo kanye nozakwethu we-Tycko & Zavareei LLP, ubeke amazwana, “Umkhuba we-Priceline wokwengeza izinkokhelo ezingeziwe kumathikithi e-Spirit Airline wephula isiqinisekiso samanani esingcono kakhulu. Isinqumo seNkantolo ngesicelo sokuchithwa siyisinyathelo sokuqala sokuzuza ukunqoba okubalulekile kwabathengi.”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Esinqumweni sakhe esiphika isiphakamiso sikaPriceline sokusichitha sonke, iJaji u-Chatigny liphethe ngokuthi Ummangali usibeke ngokwanele isicelo sokukhululeka ngoba “kuyabonakala ukuthi umthengi onengqondo angatolika ulimi lwenkontileka ukuze afake isithembiso sokungangezi izinkokhelo ezingeziwe ezifihliwe.
- Isinqumo seNkantolo ngesiphakamiso sokuchithwa yisinyathelo sokuqala sokuzuza ukunqoba okubalulekile kwabathengi.
- Chatigny of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut denied Priceline’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s claims, allowing Plaintiff’s claims to move forward against Priceline.