Legal wrangling continues over documents in Action Seating / Olympic tickets case
This story was updated at 5:41 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, August 10, 2010, to add comments from attorney Michael Amir….
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Discovery information due August 3 in Action Seating / Vancouver Olympics tickets case
David Bunevacz, one of the central figures in the alleged Vancouver Winter Olympics tickets scam, has until August 3 to…
FirstDIBZ parent company wins partial victory in court over class action lawsuit
The Ticket Reserve, Inc., which operates the ticket futures business FirstDIBZ, successfully won a dismissal in a U.S. District Court…
Rush rainout prompts lawsuit against the band and promoter Live Nation
Angered over a rain-soaked cancellation, Christopher Langone, a self-proclaimed “lifelong fan” of the rock band Rush, has filed a class-action…
New ticket industry legal documents to debut at Ticket Summit
Just in time for this week’s Ticket Summit, the legal and editorial teams at TicketNews have updated “Amusement and Sales…
First charges arise from federal probe of University of Kansas ticketing scandal
Federal prosecutors have brought their first charges from a probe into the recently uncovered ticket scalping scandal at the University…
Wiseguy Tickets files for dismissal of charges and gains some support
Stressing its belief that allegedly violating a private company’s terms of service is not a federal crime, the Electronic Frontier…
New tax on tickets sold for Canadian events takes effect on July 1
This story was updated Thursday, July 1, at 5:54pm EST, to reflect that the tax percentage is slightly different in…
Counter motions go before judge in Action Seating / Vancouver Olympics tickets case
The two sides in the Action Seating Winter Olympics ticket case are scheduled to meet with a Los Angeles judge…
9:30 Club’s Seth Hurwitz sues Maryland officials over Live Nation bond deal
Concert promoter Seth Hurwitz is no stranger to squaring off against Live Nation Entertainment, having testified before Congress against the…