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Case ID: 4616 | Consumer Products | 01/19/2006
U.S. District Judge John Corbett O’Meara ruled that the city of Detroit’s anti-ticket scalping ordinance is unconstitutional and unenforceable where sellers are offering tickets to sports and concert events for face value or less.
O’Meara also granted class-action status to the damages portion of the lawsuit. He directed a Detroit area lawyer who represented four men charged outside of Ford Field or Comerica Park with buying or selling tickets to concerts and a football game, to present a plan for identifying and notifying others who were arrested or cited for violating the ordinance. “There are probably anywhere from 1,200 to 1,500 people eligible,” an attorney said. Once the city provides the names, there will be a mailing and an advertisement in a newspaper so that class members can take part in the lawsuit unless they opt out, he said. O’Meara said the city’s ordinance failed to establish a substantial government interest in prohibiting ticket resales for face value or less. There is a state law that prohibits reselling at a profit, so-called “scalping.” City lawyers have not yet decided whether to ask O’Meara to reconsider his ruling or to appeal it. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Consumer Products Cases of Interest A class action has been filed against International Paper Company (Int'l) by Presswire Printing Company alleging that Int'l and others conspired in restraint of trade to artificially raise, fix, maintain or stabilize the price of publication paper in the United States from 1990 to the present. Light cigarettes, like all other tobacco products, are known to cause cancer and other diseases. The class has been certified in an action filed against Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation on behalf of all persons who purchased Misty Lights, GPC lights, Capri Lights or Kool Lights cigarettes in Illinois for personal consumption on or before December 18, 2001. Persons eligible to participate in the action should contact the class attorneys for more information. A national multi-district class action has been certified in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The action is brought on behalf of all consumers who directly purchased high pressure laminate products from the named manufacturers between the period of January 1, 1994 and June 30, 2000. The named defendants are all manufacturers of "High Pressure Laminate (HPLs)" products and include the International Paper Company, Panolam Industries International, Pioneer Plastics Corporation, Premark International, Wilsonart International and the Formica Corporation. The action alleges that the manufacturers engaged in a systematic and intentional course of action aimed at
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