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Skot Heckman et al v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. et al

  1. August 22, 2023

    Users Say Live Nation Can't Change Arbitration Terms Again

    Live Nation and Ticketmaster should not be allowed to rewrite their terms of use to include a new arbitration clause covering antitrust claims being hashed out in a class action in California, a proposed class of ticket buyers told a California federal judge.

  2. August 11, 2023

    Live Nation's Arbitrator Change Unconscionable, Judge Says

    Hours after indicating he would deny Live Nation and Ticketmaster's bid to compel arbitration of antitrust claims over their 2010 merger, a California federal judge did just that Thursday, saying the companies' failure to tell users it was switching to a new arbitrator is "procedurally unconscionable to an extreme degree."

  3. August 10, 2023

    Live Nation's Move To Arbitrate Antitrust Suit Seems Doomed

    A California federal judge appeared poised Thursday to deny Live Nation and Ticketmaster's bid to compel arbitration of antitrust claims over their 2010 merger, appearing unmoved by defense arguments that their switch to a new arbitrator without telling users was acceptable because it reduced filing costs.

  4. July 13, 2023

    Live Nation Fights Uphill To Arbitrate Antitrust Suit

    A California federal judge appeared skeptical Thursday of Live Nation and Ticketmaster's bid to compel arbitration of antitrust claims over their 2010 merger, saying Live Nation's failure to inform customers it was switching to a new arbitrator with rules plaintiffs once called "Kafkaesque" appeared to be procedurally unconscionable.

  5. April 17, 2023

    Live Nation, Ticketmaster Push For Arbitration In Antitrust Suit

    Live Nation and Ticketmaster, the two entities that comprise America's largest ticket vendor, maintain that antitrust claims filed over their 2010 merger must be sent to arbitration, telling a Los Angeles federal court that arbitral proceedings would be fair to their customers.

  6. March 20, 2023

    Ticketmaster Customers Slam 'Kafkaesque' Arbitration Deals

    Customers accusing Ticketmaster and Live Nation of monopolization have urged a California federal court to reject the companies' "non-traditional, Kafkaesque" arbitration procedure, arguing it's procedurally unconscionable and imposes "absurd" limitations on claimants.

  7. December 15, 2022

    Ticketmaster Buyers Say Arbitration Docs Wrongly Denied

    Customers suing Live Nation and Ticketmaster for monopolizing the market have asked a California federal judge not to partly quash their subpoenas against a potentially biased arbitration company, saying it should produce documents dated after it signed an agreement with the concert ticket sellers.

  8. October 12, 2022

    Ticketmaster Buyers Say Arbitration Co. Withholding Docs

    Customers accusing Live Nation and Ticketmaster of monopolizing the concert ticket sales market urged a California federal court not to allow an arbitration company to withhold documents about potential bias as they fight a bid to push the claims into arbitration.

  9. March 10, 2022

    Live Nation, Ticketmaster Rip 2nd Monopoly Class Action

    Live Nation and Ticketmaster have asked a California federal judge to boot into arbitration a proposed class action that accuses them of teaming up to monopolize the ticket sales market, saying the suit is identical to one already sent that way.

  10. January 05, 2022

    Live Nation, Ticketmaster Hit With New Monopoly Suit

    Live Nation and Ticketmaster were hit with another proposed class action alleging widespread monopolization related to associated fees charged for all ticket purchases.