Skot Heckman v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
SKOT HECKMAN; LUIS PONCE; No. 23-55770
JEANENE POPP; JACOB
ROBERTS, on behalf of themselves D.C. No. 2:22-cv- and all those similarly situated, 00047-GW-GJS
Plaintiffs-Appellees,
OPINION
v.
LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT,
INC.; TICKETMASTER, LLC,
Defendants-Appellants.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California George H. Wu, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted June 14, 2024 Pasadena, California
Filed October 28, 2024
Before: William A. Fletcher, Morgan Christen, and Lawrence VanDyke, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Fletcher; Concurrence by Judge VanDyke HECKMAN V. LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
SUMMARY *
Arbitration
The panel affirmed the district court’s order denying defendants’ motion to compel arbitration in a putative antitrust class action under the Sherman Act, alleging anticompetitive practices in online ticket sales. Plaintiffs bought tickets to live entertainment promoted by Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., and sold through Ticketmaster LLC’s website. Their online ticket purchase agreement…