Palivos et al v. Federation Internationale Football Association et al

  1. July 28, 2016

    FIFA World Cup Ticket Suit Gets The Boot

    A Nevada federal judge on Wednesday tossed a proposed class action from a pair of FIFA fans accusing the soccer organization and affiliated ticket resellers of conspiring to jack up World Cup ticket prices, saying the fans never purchased the hospitality packages at the center of their case.

  2. March 15, 2016

    FIFA Rips Fans' Ticket Suit In Renewed Push For Sanctions

    FIFA renewed its push Monday for sanctions against two fans and their attorneys in a suit alleging a conspiracy to hike World Cup ticket prices, accusing them of fabricating a meritless argument to piggyback on a scandal in which FIFA was the victim, not the perpetrator.

  3. March 07, 2016

    FIFA's The One Needing Sanctions In Ticket Suit, Fans Say

    FIFA and affiliated ticket sellers should themselves be sanctioned in a proposed class action over their alleged conspiracy to jack up World Cup ticket prices, FIFA fans and their attorneys said Friday, arguing "corruption and scandal are rampant at FIFA" and the case has merit.

  4. March 02, 2016

    FIFA Wants A Timeout In Suit Over World Cup Ticket Prices

    International soccer organization FIFA and several of its ticket resellers asked a Nevada federal court Monday to pause a proposed class action alleging they conspired to inflate ticket prices for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, arguing the suit is deficient and the court has no jurisdiction over them anyway.

  5. February 22, 2016

    FIFA Twisting Fans' Claims In Ticket Price Suit, Court Told

    Two fans accusing FIFA and its resellers of illegally conspiring to inflate prices on tickets to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil defended their putative class action in Nevada federal court Friday, saying the organization has painted a false picture of their case.

  6. February 17, 2016

    FIFA Wants Fans Sanctioned Over Ticket Price 'Shakedown'

    FIFA and a handful of affiliated ticket sellers are seeking sanctions against two fans and their attorneys in a suit alleging a conspiracy to jack up World Cup ticket prices, telling a Nevada federal court Tuesday the suit is so riddled with holes and logical fallacies it's akin to a "shakedown."

  7. January 25, 2016

    Fans Told Agents In FIFA Cup Ticket Row May Be Dismissed

    A Nevada federal court on Monday told the fans involved in a putative anti-trust class action against FIFA alleging they were overcharged for tickets to the 2014 Men's World Cup that the ticketing agents named in the suit would be dismissed if not served by next month.

  8. January 25, 2016

    FIFA Slams 'Frivolous' World Cup Ticket Overcharge Suit

    FIFA urged a Nevada federal judge on Friday to throw out a "frivolous" putative class action over allegedly inflated ticket prices for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, arguing that the organization didn't violate antitrust law or any other rule by selling some tickets through deluxe hospitality packages.

  9. September 09, 2015

    FIFA Sued By US Fans Overcharged For World Cup Seats

    FIFA was hit Wednesday with a putative class action filed in Nevada federal court by fans alleging they were overcharged for tickets to the 2014 Men's World Cup in Brazil, resulting in a windfall of hundreds of millions dollars for professional soccer's governing body.