Weeks after urging Ticketmaster to revise its refund policy in a scathing letter, U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Katie Porter (D-CA) say that more action is needed. The pair issued another letter singling out the country’s largest ticket seller for its practices during a global pandemic in which... Read more
Reps. Pascrell, Porter Put Ticketmaster Refund Policy On Blast
IndustryLegalPress ReleasesTop Story April 17, 2020
U.S. Representatives Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) and Katie Porter (D-CA) wrote a scathing letter to Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino and Ticketmaster President Amy Howe criticizing the refund policy Ticketmaster has implemented during this pandemic. The duo have spoken out on the publicly-maligned policy change that notes refunds will only... Read more
Consumer Advocates, Boss Act Co-Author Praise House Investigation
Industry February 26, 2020
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C. dubbed “In the Dark: Lack of Transparency in the Live Event Ticketing Industry.” Six representatives of leaders in ticketing answered questions for members of congress. Congressman Bill... Read more
U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) responded to a letter from the rock band Pearl Jam, who had asked the representative to consider changing the BOSS Act. The letter, penned by Pearl Jam, was sent to Pascrell, as well as House and Energy Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr.... Read more
A new bill proposing extensive new regulations regarding tickets in the U.S. has been proposed, as a new version of the so-called BOSS Act was announced on Thursday afternoon. U.S. Reps Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) reintroduced the act, which has... Read more
Promoters, venues, and other industry insiders will now have the unlimited ability to hold back tickets to events in New Jersey. Governor Phil Murphy (D) signed into law updates to the law regarding event ticketing in the Garden State. Among the changed provisions was the removal of a limit... Read more
