Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Missouri AG Investigates Hack of National Public Data - ...more
California AG Rob Bonta settled with StubHub, Inc., to resolve allegations that it failed to pay refunds for canceled events during the COVID-19 pandemic in violation of state consumer protection law. According to the...more
California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta has settled with StubHub, Inc. (StubHub) for alleged violations of the Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law. The complaint accuses StubHub of making misleading statements...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Virginia AG Reaches $1.3 Million Settlement with NFL Team...more
Virginia AG Jason Miyares announced a settlement with Pro-Football LLC, the current owner of the Washington Commanders, to resolve allegations that the team’s failure to refund security deposits to season ticket holders...more
A magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas has issued a report and recommendation to the District Court concluding that the contract exclusion in a directors and officers...more
Notable Cases - Here are a few of the major cases of interest within the state Attorneys General community that are receiving significant press coverage. ...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
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
With all sports and live entertainment “postponed” or canceled since Rudy Gobert’s March 13th trip to that Oklahoma City hospital, and every concert and festival suffering the same fate by government order, refunds have...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
I. Education - Rosenkrantz v. Arizona Board of Regents (D. Ariz. Mar. 27, 2020) – putative class action alleging the board failed to offer refunds for a portion of its room and board fees or other on-campus services after...more