StubHub Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster, Golden State Warriors’ Front Office
StubHub sued Ticketmaster and the Golden State Warriors’ front office, StubHub parent eBay said in a news release Thursday. StubHub said it hopes to “stop unfair and illegal anti-competitive business practices” with the lawsuit, and to ensure fans are the…
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ones who decide how to resell tickets and that Ticketmaster’s monopoly that has led to higher ticket prices comes to an end. “Ticketmaster and the Warriors’ front office violated federal antitrust law and California state law against unfair competition by cancelling fans’ regular-season and playoff-game tickets when those fans chose to use StubHub and other exchanges to resell their tickets,” the release said. “StubHub will continue to fight for an open and fair ticket market for fans.” StubHub asked those who “have been threatened with revocation of your season tickets” to contact the company. Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation and the Golden Warriors had no immediate comment.