Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that Illinois has joined an $82.5 million proposed antitrust settlement with Varsity Brands (Varsity). As a result, Illinois consumers who paid to participate in Varsity Brands’...more
Sports betting stocks were jolted in early action on Tuesday after the Illinois State Senate passed a bill on Sunday proposing higher taxes on online sports betting operations. Under the new proposal, online sports betting...more
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A federal district court in California issued a series of orders to dismiss claims in a putative class action by Major League Baseball ticket purchasers against ticket sellers, sports teams, and the league. ...more
On October 6, 2020, the Central District of California issued two orders in litigation stemming from COVID-19 ticket refunds. The first order dismissed claims against Major League Baseball (“MLB”) and certain out-of-state...more
In a series of orders issued earlier this month, Judge Dale S. Fischer of the Central District of California dealt two strikes to putative class claims against ticket merchants Ticketmaster/LiveNation and StubHub that seek...more
Major League Baseball (MLB) is scheduled to begin its COVID-delayed season on July 23, but the MLB teams’ Minor League counterparts will have no 2020 campaign. Their season has been canceled. Many Minor League teams are now...more
COVID-19 has changed the daily lives for all Americans, and this includes a spring with no baseball. Fans across the nation had tickets in hand for the 15 games set for Opening Day on March 26, 2020. However, on March 12,...more
If any events served as harbingers of the oncoming halt of social life as we know it, it may well have been the abrupt, mid-March cancellations of college basketball conference tournaments and interruption of the NBA season. ...more
A proposed class action filed in federal court in California on April 20 demands refunds for all fans who purchased tickets to Major League Baseball (MLB) games that have been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus...more
Traditional tickets (paper that is) have already been replaced with mobile tickets for many Major League Baseball (MLB) stadiums across the country, but now, the MLB has teamed up with CLEAR, which provides biometric...more