Secondary US sellers sue to halt ‘legally flawed’ D.C. resale laws
Ticket Policy Forum members SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, Gametime, and TickPick argue that the Resale Act does 'nothing to prevent consumer deception'
News By Hanna Ellington | 16 October 2026
A cohort of four secondary US ticket sellers have filed a lawsuit to block the enforcement of Washington, D.C.’s recently passed ticket resale law, deeming it ‘legally flawed’ and a threat to competition protection.
The Ticket Policy Forum (TPF) and four of its members, SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, Gametime, and TickPick, filed a federal suit this week in the US District Court for the District of Columbia (D.C.), calling The Resale Act a “law that violates the Constitution several…
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