Live Nation Says FTC Lawsuit Over Ticket Prices Must Be Tossed Out: ‘Egregious Overreach’

Live Nation and Ticketmaster Request Dismissal in FTC Lawsuit: 'Egregious Instance of Agency Overreach'

Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, have requested the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission, slamming the suit as an “egregious instance of agency overreach.” In a motion filed in a California court Tuesday, the two companies urged a federal judge to throw out the case — which claimed they worked with resellers to raise prices on resale tickets and, in turn, violated the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) A…

Live Nation and Ticketmaster Call FTC Lawsuit ‘Egregious Overreach,’ Request Dismissal

Lawyers for Live Nation and Ticketmaster are calling for the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against them last September by the Federal Trade Commission and seven states in a motion filed Jan. 6. The companies claim that the suit is an “egregious instance of agency overreach” and that much of the FTC’s case against them, […]

Ticketmaster seeks to end FTC’s ticket resale case | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Ticketmaster is urging a ‌federal judge in Los Angeles to throw out the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s case accusing it of working with resellers to gouge fans, saying the law it is accused of violating applies ‍only to resellers, not ticketing platforms.

Live Nation Says FTC Lawsuit Over Ticket Prices Must Be Tossed Out: ‘Egregious Overreach’

Live Nation and Ticketmaster want a judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit claiming the companies have enabled scalpers to jack up concert prices, calling it an “unprecedented” use of federal ticketing laws. Related FTC Sues Live Nation, Ticketmaster for Allowing Ticket Brokers to Break Its Rules for Profit: ‘Directly Inflates…

Live Nation and Ticketmaster seek dismissal of FTC lawsuit

Live Nation and Ticketmaster have several regulatory and legal headaches in 2026, one of which is a lawsuit filed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and seven states last September.  Now the companies are going on the front foot with an effort to have the case dismissed. Variety has the details of their motion, which claims that […] The post is from Music Ally.

Ticketmaster Asks Federal Judge to Dismiss FTC Lawsuit

Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation reportedly asked a federal judge Tuesday (Jan. 6) to dismiss a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit accusing them of illegal coordination with brokers. The company said in court papers that the law the FTC accused them of violating, the Better Online Ticket Sales Act (BOTS Act), does not apply to ticketing platforms, Reuters reported Wednesday (Jan. 7). The BOTS Act “is designed to help…