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How Ticketmaster Made It Impossible To Sue Them

How Ticketmaster Made It Impossible To Sue Them

Update: 2025-10-13
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Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment have drawn the ire of consumers — and the Federal Trade Commission — for exorbitant ticket prices, misleading hidden fees, and shady resale tactics.  

But losing your right to sue Ticketmaster or join a class action lawsuit is now just a click away. Hiding in the company’s new terms-of-use agreement, The Lever found a clause that forces ticket buyers into arbitration, a private judicial system rigged in favor of the company.

Today on Lever Time, David Sirota sits down with The Lever’s Luke Goldstein and anti-monopoly attorney David Seligman to reveal how the ticketing company has monopolized the live entertainment market, kept ticket prices high, and is now stripping away your legal rights.



  • Click here to read Luke’s story about TicketMaster’s new terms of use.

  • To learn more about David Seligman’s organization, Towards Justice, click here.


  • Click here for a full transcript of the episode.

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How Ticketmaster Made It Impossible To Sue Them

How Ticketmaster Made It Impossible To Sue Them

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