Greensboro Family Wins Fight Against Online Ticket Broker

March 10, 2011 - Source: Jennifer Fernandez, Staff Writer

GREENSBORO — A state court says that an online company that provides a place for people to buy and sell event tickets violated North Carolina scalping laws.

Greensboro parents Jeffrey and Lisa Hill filed the lawsuit after paying about $670 for four tickets to the Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana concert in 2007, court records show.

The popular singer, then a Disney star, brought hordes of children to the Greensboro Coliseum and venues across the country. Many of them left in tears as the concerts sold out within minutes.

The Hills bought their tickets from StubHub, a California-based company.

Judge Ben Tennille, a special Superior Court judge for the N.C. Business Court, ruled last week that StubHub could not claim immunity under the federal Communications Decency Act and was liable for violating the state’s law on scalping. North Carolina forbids ticket companies from charging more than $3 above the face value of a ticket.


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