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Broker Genius Inc. v. Seat Scouts LLC et al

  1. June 16, 2020

    Judge Flays Ticket Biz For 'Complete Lack Of Candor'

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday blocked Seat Scouts LLC from selling assets covered by a preliminary injunction, lambasting the parties for "a literally never-ending letter-writing campaign" that is "utterly devoid of legal argument yet filled with ad hominem attacks."

  2. August 13, 2019

    Ticket Biz Gets $280K In Atty Fees For Rival's Sanctions

    A New York federal judge has awarded approximately $280,000 in attorney fees and costs to Broker Genius Inc. for what it spent on a contempt bid in a case in which the company secured a $4.5 million verdict and effectively shut down a rival over pilfered technology.

  3. July 02, 2019

    Ticket Biz Seeks $378K In Atty Fees After Rival's Sanctions

    Lawyers who successfully represented Broker Genius Inc. in securing a $4.5 million verdict and effectively shutting down a rival over pilfered technology have asked a New York federal court to award their client more than $378,000 in attorney fees and costs for what the company spent on a contempt bid.

  4. January 17, 2019

    Ticket Co. Shut Down After $4.5M Tech-Poaching Verdict

    A Manhattan federal judge ordered Seat Scouts LLC effectively closed Thursday after a jury smacked the ticket tech concern and its CEO with $4.5 million of damages, finding they pilfered technology from competitor Broker Genius Inc. that allows resale brokers to easily reprice sports and entertainment stubs.

  5. January 16, 2019

    Dispute Over Ticket Autopricing Tech Goes Before NYC Jury

    A Manhattan jury mulled Wednesday whether to award entrepreneur Shmuel "Sam" Sherman damages after his company accused a rival of poaching what Sherman calls revolutionary software that allows resale brokers to easily reprice inventory in the multibillion-dollar market for sports and entertainment tickets.

  6. January 09, 2019

    Ticket Resale Exec Spars With Judge At Tech-Poaching Trial

    The co-founder of Seat Scouts denied pilfering software from competitor Broker Genius Inc. as he sparred with his rival's counsel — and at times with U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein —  in front of a Manhattan federal jury Wednesday over technology that lets resale brokers automatically reprice tickets.

  7. January 03, 2019

    Ticket Whiz Tells Jury Rival Poached Valuable Pricing Tech

    Entrepreneur Shmuel "Sam" Sherman told a Manhattan federal jury Thursday that rival Drew Gainor poached his software allowing resale brokers to automatically reprice their tickets, arguing that Gainor should pay damages for conduct giving him unfair advantage in a multibillion-dollar market.