Live Nation sues insurer over Ticketmaster, TicketsNow class actions
For the second time in nine months, Live Nation has sued one of its insurance companies for denying coverage to…
Legal
This archive contains coverage of stories related to the legal and legislative landscape for ticketing and ticket resale. Stories are ordered by date, with the most recent stories displaying first. You can view older stories by clicking through to higher numbered pages within the archive.
New Jersey town pressures state legislators over restrictive paperless tickets
Mayor James Cassella and the Borough Council of East Rutherford, NJ — home of the New Meadowlands Stadium and IZOD…
Settlement reached in FirstDIBZ class action lawsuit
The Ticket Reserve, Inc. (TTR), the parent company of ticket options seller FirstDIBZ, has reached a settlement with 752 members…
Arrests made in Canada’s Front Row Tickets scam case
Three alleged accomplices in Alberta, Canada-based Front Row Tickets, which stands at the center of a suspected fraudulent stock case,…
Indianapolis considers ticket broker licensing requirement
With the 2012 Super Bowl headed to Indianapolis, officials are considering a new ordinance that would require all brokers within…
Lengthy jail sentences for principals in UK Olympic tickets scam
The two main defendants in the massive Beijing Olympic tickets scam were sentenced today, July 11, to stiff jail terms…
Judge rejects Ticketmaster settlement in delivery fee case
A multi-million dollar settlement to a class action lawsuit over delivery fees that Ticketmaster reached late last year has been…
Live Nation faces class action lawsuit over service fees
Live entertainment giant Live Nation, which has had to fend off similar legal challenges in the past, is facing a…
Guilty verdicts for Beijing Olympic ticket fraudsters
The principals of a UK-based secondary ticketing company were found guilty today, July 5, of fraud and money laundering charges…
StubHub, New York Yankees prevail in New York ticket resale case
In a major victory for leading ticket resale marketplace StubHub — and in turn the overall secondary ticket market —…