Eventbrite seeks dismissal of Wantickets suit

After filing its own counterclaim, Eventbrite is requesting the NY supreme court throw out Wantickets' complaints, which its lawyers say lack "factual allegations"

The supreme court on 60 Centre Street, where the case is being heard © William Avery Hudson

Eventbrite has moved to have its legal dispute with Wantickets dismissed by the supreme court of New York, citing lack of evidence and conflict with a counterclaim in California, where plaintiff Wantickets is largely based.

EDM/nightclub ticketer Wantickets accuses Eventbrite of tortious interference and aiding and betting breaches of fiduciary duty over its hiring of former president Barak Schurr and CEO Diego Carlin, who are alleged to have been sending clients to their new employer while still at Wantickets.

In their motion to dismiss, filed on Tuesday, Eventbrite’s attorneys, Michael Ng and Lindsey Weiss Harris of Kobre & Kim, argue Wantickets has failed to make a convincing case for either of the claims.

Regarding the alleged breaches of fiduciary duty – or the…

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