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…
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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.
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…
Aerosmith to play Hawaii makeup concerts in mid-October
Iconic rock band Aerosmith will play two concerts in Hawaii on October 18 and 20 to satisfy the settlement the…
Beijing Olympics ticket lawsuit: Broker seeks $6 million in damages from RazorGator
(The second paragraph in this story was edited at 9:28am EST Tuesday, September 15, 2009, to reflect Andrew Hentrich claimed…
Controversy involving Washington Redskins tickets catches Rep. Pascrell’s ire
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., fast becoming the congressional watchdog of the ticketing industry, is at it again, this time…
City of Chicago could pursue a state law to have StubHub collect amusement tax
In its latest legal defeat at the hands of secondary ticket resale giant StubHub, the City of Chicago was left…
Massachusetts court ruling could help make ticket scalping legal in the state
A recent Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling in a lawsuit involving the resale of Boston Red Sox tickets by Weymouth, MA-based…
Troubles mount for Aerosmith and Steven Tyler in the wake of the band’s cancelled tour
Aerosmith, still one of rock’s biggest bands more nearly 40 years into its career, is reportedly careening toward a cliff…
Live Nation sued by Philadelphia festival promoter for alleged strong-arm tactics
It’s David versus Goliath as a small, Philadelphia-based concert festival, fights against Live Nation and two of its executives in…