Consumers Gain Class Certification in Suit Against Live Nation

A group of consumers secured class certification in a case challenging arbitration agreements by Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its Ticketmaster unit.

Judge George H. Wu of the US District Court for the Central District of California on Dec. 12 granted the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification, saying they provided a sufficient basis from which to conclude that they “would adduce common proof concerning the effect of Defendants’ alleged anticompetitive practices.”

The ruling clears a major hurdle for ticket buyers who alleged that the vendor handling Live Nation’s consumer claims sent to arbitration skewed decisions in the company’s favor.

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