Legal Opinion
Batson v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 25, 2014No. 13-1560PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Chief Judge.
James Batson walked up to Live Nation’s box office at the Charter One Pavilion in Chicago and purchased a non-refundable ticket to see O.A.R., a popular American rock band. Ticket in hand, he realized that the ticket price included a $9 parking fee for a spot he did not want. Believing that the bundled $9 fee was fundamentally unfair, he sued on behalf of himself and a proposed class.
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Batson’s original complaint alleged claims under federal antitrust and California unfair competition law. When Live Nation moved to dismiss that action, Bat-son responded with an amended…
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