“Here’s
the corner the league is in,” Mr. Nagel excitedly explained. “They’ve
sold their tickets to the Super Bowl the same way, year after year, in
other jurisdictions because it’s legal. But now that they’re in New
Jersey, they’re in trouble. The statute here is different.”
the corner the league is in,” Mr. Nagel excitedly explained. “They’ve
sold their tickets to the Super Bowl the same way, year after year, in
other jurisdictions because it’s legal. But now that they’re in New
Jersey, they’re in trouble. The statute here is different.”
After a pause, Mr. Nagel added, “Josh’s suit is going to right a major wrong.”
Section 56:8-35.1 of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act reads:
“It
shall be an unlawful practice for a person, who has access to tickets
to an event prior to the tickets’ release for sale to the general
public, to withhold those tickets from sale to the general public in an
amount exceeding 5 percent of all available seating for the event.”
shall be an unlawful practice for a person, who has access to tickets
to an event prior to the tickets’ release for sale to the general
public, to withhold those tickets from sale to the general public in an
amount exceeding 5 percent of all available seating for the event.”