Live Nation, Ticketmaster Seek High Court Review Of FAA Reach In Online Sales Case

( May 12, 2025, 11:21 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Ticketmaster LLC have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) protects all or only certain arbitration agreements and whether the federal act preempts California’s severability doctrine in a petition for writ of certiorari filed after the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court’s denial of arbitration in a putative class complaint accusing the two companies of engaging in anticompetitive practices in online ticket sales....