Strict new ticket resale legislation being considered by British Parliament
A little over a year and a half before the 2012 London Olympics, a member of Britain’s Parliament is spearheading…
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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.
Gotickets.com files lawsuit against Events Worldwide over alleged BCS ticket trouble
The ticketing debacle swirling around this month’s Tostitos BCS National Championship game touched more companies than just StubHub. Libertyville, IL-based…
Guilty pleas filed by two suspects in University of Kansas ticket scalping scandal
Two of the five ex-staffers of the University of Kansas Athletic Department indicted on federal conspiracy charges related to a…
Two defendants in University of Kansas ticketing scandal to change pleas
Two former employees of the University of Kansas Athletic Department, indicted on federal conspiracy charges related to the school’s ticket…
Georgia officials launch fraud investigation into ticket resale Web site
Georgia government officials have launched an investigation into an alleged unlicensed online ticket broker who was improperly reselling Taylor Swift…
Ticketmaster breach of contract lawsuit settled with ticket broker Chuck Lombardo
A 2009 breach of contract lawsuit filed by ticket broker Chuck Lombardo against Ticketmaster was settled out of court this…
Court throws out ticket broker’s case over alleged Kentucky Derby ticketing scam
A circuit court in Kentucky has dismissed a lawsuit in which a ticket broker claimed he was cheated out of…
New York Gov. David Paterson fined more than $62,000 over Yankees tickets
New York Gov. David Paterson was fined $62,125 by the state’s Commission on Public Integrity for accepting several free tickets…
Los Angeles Dodgers court drama continues and possible buyers begin to emerge
This week’s court ruling, which basically invalidated a Marital Property Agreement (MPA) contested by divorced Los Angeles Dodgers owners Frank…
Ticketmaster sues insurance company for more than $4 million over class action legal fees
Ticketing giant Ticketmaster, embroiled in a class action lawsuit over its processing and delivery fees, is suing its insurance carrier,…