Live Nation settles DC lawsuit for $9.9M

Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, has agreed to pay $9.9 million to settle a lawsuit with the District of Columbia over deceptive ticket pricing practices, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb announced Monday.

The settlement follows an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) into allegations that Live Nation mislead customers about ticket prices, charged “deceptive fees” and used “illegal pressure tactics” to get fans to buy tickets, Schwalb’s office said in a release.

The OAG investigation found Nation concealed the full price of tickets until the consumer reached the checkout page, which presented the total with mandatory fees for the first time, violating consumer protection laws and limiting consumers’ ability to make informed purchasing choices.

The investigation also showed Live Nation did not adequately disclose the purpose of the often costly fees and used........

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