Wantickets, EB in wrongful interference suit

New Eventbrite employees Barak Schurr and Diego Carlin are facing legal action for allegedly funnelling business to the company while still Wantickets staff

News By | 5 September 2016

Defendant Barak Schurr, formerly president of Wantickets

Wantickets, one of North America’s largest primary ticket agencies for nightclub and dance music events, is suing former employees Barak Schurr and Diego Carlin for breach of contract, aiding…

and abetting breaches of fiduciary duty and ‘tortious interference’ in relation to their recent move to Eventbrite.

Charles Michael and Michael A. Keough of Steptoe & Johnson, representing Wantickets, allege the rival online ticketing platform has “joined forces with two former employees of the plaintiff [Wantickets]” to exploit “the plaintiff’s…

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