SXSW controversies
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2020
Ticketholders sue SXSW over ticket refunds
Lawsuit filed
Ticketholders Maria Bromley and Pauta Kleber filed a lawsuit against SXSW after the festival did not refund tickets following its cancellation. According to the plaintiffs, they had spent more than $1,000 each on tickets. The event was reported on April 24, 2020.
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Austin’s South by Southwest (SXSW) festival has been sued by ticketholders after it did not refund tickets following its cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic.
As reported by , the lawsuit was filed in US District Court on April 24 by plaintiffs Maria Bromley and Pauta Kleber. The pair claim to have spent more than $1,000 each on tickets for the event.Billboard