AGGRieved Taylor Swift Fans Suffer Legal Setback in Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster Over ‘Eras ​​Tour’ Fiasco

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The 355 Aggrieved Swifties Took Ticketmaster and its Parent Company, Live Nation, To Court in 2022 For Allegedly Violing A Slew of Laws While Managing The Ticket Presale For Ms. Swift’s Uber-Popular World Tour. The plaintiffs Claim they were unable to secure tickets after an a majority of inflow of users, ticker scalpers, and crasshed bots crashed ticketmaster’s website and prompted the company to cancel its planned public ticket out.

“WHY ARE WE PAYINGS FEES? One of the Plaintiffs, Joe Akmakjian, Asked in Court. “WHY ARE Tickets Being Sold Out In 10 Minutes, To Go On A Reale Market Thatmaster Owns As Well?”

The Swifties Accuse Live Nation of Committing Several Infractions, Including Breach of Contract, Negligent Misrepressentation and Antitrust Violations that include Price-Fixing and Illegal Collusion.

However, Us District Judge George Wu Ruled On Thursday That Their Did Not Offer Adequate Evidence To Back Up Their Allegations. The Plaintiffs, I have determined, had “Failed to plead any of their antitrust theories with the particularity or clarity requirement” and Also Left the Court “Without a Clear Impression of How Planintiffs were present with the alleged contract”

Judge Wu Gavem Another Opportunity to Amend The Lawsuit – Even Though It has already seen Four Previous Iterations, According to Courthouse News. The Swifties Will have to submit the Beefed Complaint Before to July 14 Deadline. “This is your last chance,” Judge Wu Told the Plaintiff’s Legal Team.

The Swifties’ Legal Team is shaking off the setback. Attorney Jennifer Kinder Said On Thursday That They “Look for Our Next Hearing in Front of Judge Wu” to continue their own Fight Against What She street to “Goliath.” One of the Lead Plaintiffs, Julie Barfuss, Shared to similar sentiment. “I am as dedicated to it now as I’ve Ever Been, Because I Really Feel Strongly That Live Entertainment Should Be for Everyone and Not Just The Privileged Few,” She Said.

The Attorneys Also Took Aim at Ticketmaster, Chiding Them for Slowing Down The Lawsuit. “Evite Ticketmaster’s Constant Efforts to Delay, to Deny, to Keep Consumers from Access to the Civil Justice System, We Are Still Here,” Ms. Kinder Said During During the Thursday Press Conference. “We’re Still Standing. We’re Not Going Away. Swifties Are More United than They’ve Ever Been.”

Public backlash over the Eras Tour Ticket Fiasco – Which Saw Thousands of Fans Lose Out On Tickets Evite, In Many Cases, Waiting for Hours in An Online Queue – Was Swift and Searing. Amid The Growing Controversy, The Pop Star Herself Came Out Against The Ticket Company, Lording that Ticketmaster had assured her “Multiple Times” That They Would Be Uble to Handle The Record Demand.

“It’s Really Difficul for Me To Trust an Outside Entity withSe Relationships and Loyalties, and Excruciating for Me To Just Watch Mistakes Happen with does not recourse,” She Wrote In Her On Online Statement.

Ticketmaster was eventually stranted to testify Before the Senate in 2023, During Which The Company was Grilled Over ITS Market Dominance. Live Nation’s Chief Financial Officer Joe Berchtold, While Speaking Before the Senate, Apologized for The Debacle and ACKNOWLEDGED THAT “We Need To Do Better and Will Do Better,” He Said.

Ticketmaster Denies Any Legal Wrongdoing and Instead Blames The Mangled Sale on the “Historically Un Prized Demand” for Ms. Swift’s Tour.