Milwaukee Brewers lobbying Wisconsin legislature for new ticket scalping laws
(This story was updated on January 14, 2010 at 9:18 pm EST) The baseball season is months away, but the…
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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.
eBay prevails in legal fight with Chicago over collection of amusement tax
In a separate but similar action to its lawsuit against eBay subsidiary StubHub, the City of Chicago has again found…
Austin Ticket Company sued for more than $1 million over alleged bad loans
The Austin Ticket Company, the Texas-based ticket brokerage already embroiled in a legal fight with RazorGator, is facing a new…
Ticketmaster / Live Nation merger: 2006 antitrust lawsuit still pending against Live Nation
As the federal review of the proposed Ticketmaster/Live Nation merger begins to wind down, a still-pending 2006 lawsuit against Live…
Live Nation sued over UK theater sale to Ambassador Theatre Group
Claiming that Live Nation violated a previous agreement by selling 17 UK theaters to a rival, Key Brand Entertainment (KBE)…
New Jersey AG Anne Milgram settles with two state ticket brokers
Two New Jersey ticket broker companies, part of a lawsuit filed in the spring by state Attorney General Anne Milgram…
Second lawsuit filed against Live Nation over parking and charity ticket fees
A second lawsuit has been filed against Live Nation over its parking and undisclosed charity fees at New Jersey’s PNC…
Ticket broker’s civil rights lawsuit against Seattle Mariners and city moves forward
Claiming the team and off-duty police officers repeatedly harassed him over a three-year period for reselling tickets, a Seattle ticket…
City of Chicago files appeal over ruling that StubHub doesn’t have to collect amusement tax
Convinced that the city’s position is correct, Chicago officials are appealing the ruling earlier this year that secondary ticketing giant…
Lombardo lawsuit: Azoff’s and Ticketmaster’s secondary ticket market deals exposed
As more details emerge from the lawsuit filed by ticket broker Chuck Lombardo against Ticketmaster, the picture being painted is…