9th Circuit Affirms $16.6M Award For Costco’s COVID Dispute With Tickets Seller

Mealey's (July 19, 2022, 1:36 PM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on July 18 affirmed the confirmation of an arbitral award worth more than $16.6 million against a Canadian tickets provider in favor of Costco Wholesale Corp., which prevailed on claims that the provider kept millions of dollars in funds from Costco for tickets for events that were canceled, some of which had to be refunded....