Litigation
Oct. 11, 2012
Judge pulls the plug on Ticketmaster class action settlement
Lawyers on both sides of a long-running class action between Ticketmaster and aggrieved consumers must go back to the drawing board after a Los Angeles-based state court judge rejected a settlement as insufficiently benefiting the class.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - For the second time, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge rejected a settlement between Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and about 50 million of its customers in a fight over two fees the ticketing giant charged.
Judge Kenneth R. Freeman ruled Sept. 26 that the proposed settlement failed to provide "real value" for class members, citing high attorney fees and costs - $16.5...
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