Ticketmaster Canada hit with drip pricing class action

Lawyer Tony Merchant seeks "compensation and repayment to affected Canadian residents" for all fees collected "improperly" by TM and Live Nation

Ticketmaster branding at Toronto's Air Canada Centre © Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler/Grid Engine

Following last week’s complaint by Canada’s Competition Bureau over the “deceptive” practice of drip pricing tickets, Ticketmaster and Live Nation have been hit with a class-action lawsuit that seeks damages and repayment for those affected by “improperly collected fees”.

The lawsuit was initiated by ‘class-action king’ Tony Merchant on behalf of a proposed class “consisting of all persons, corporations or other entities who purchased tickets subject to inflated prices” during a specific period. The lead plaintiff, Micheal Lindenbach, estimates…

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