By: Timothy Bado, Christopher Carlson, Blake Christopher, Samuel Fishel, Clayton Friedman, Judith Jagdmann, Namrata Kang, Michael Lafleur, Susan Nikdel, Stephen Piepgrass, Whitney Shephard, Trey Smith, Ashley Taylor, Daniel Waltz, Michael Yaghi
California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta has settled with StubHub, Inc. (StubHub) for alleged violations of the Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law. The complaint accuses StubHub of making misleading statements to induce the public to purchase tickets on its platform. Specifically, the complaint highlights StubHub’s “FanProtect” guarantee, which promised full refunds for canceled events — a promise that StubHub allegedly failed to honor during the COVID-19 pandemic.