Appeals court rules StubHub may be liable for paying Chicago amusement tax
The ongoing case between StubHub and the City of Chicago, over whether the online ticket marketplace should pay the city’s…
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.
Attorneys for Wiseguy Tickets seek dismissal of federal fraud case
Attorneys for the principals of Wiseguy Tickets went before a federal court judge in New Jersey earlier today, September 27,…
Ticketmaster cited in New York investigation into hidden fees by Webloyalty
For the second time this year, Ticketmaster is embroiled in a deceptive business practices case, this time involving online marketing…
FTC sends out refund forms to Bruce Springsteen fans in Ticketmaster settlement
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently began mailing out refund forms to Bruce Springsteen fans who were part of a…
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal investigates Better Business Bureau ratings system
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal launched an investigation last month into the business ratings system employed by the Connecticut Better…
TicketNetwork sues the Connecticut Better Business Bureau
TicketNetwork this week filed a civil lawsuit against the Connecticut Better Business Bureau (CTBBB) over alleged deceptive business practices in…
Ticketmaster faces national class action lawsuit over certain delivery fees
Live Nation Entertainment’s Ticketmaster division learned this week that a California lawsuit, over alleged misleading delivery fees on the company’s…
New Jersey court dismisses case against TicketNetwork and Orbitz over alleged ‘phantom tickets’
A New Jersey Superior Court judge recently dismissed a case filed by the state’s former Attorney General over the alleged…
New York Gov. David Paterson faces hard questions over free Yankees tickets
New York Governor David Paterson, who earlier this summer signed groundbreaking ticketing legislation, is potentially facing perjury charges for his…
Federal prosecutors seek to keep broker evidence before the court in Wiseguy Tickets case
One of the principal brokers from National Events Company (NECO) was named in court documents last week as a client…