AEROSMITH Suit Settled In Hawaii; Maui Performance Part Of Deal
July 16, 2009, 15 years ago
Lila Fujimoto from Mauinews.com is reporting:
Second Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza gave final approval Wednesday to a lawsuit settlement that includes a Maui performance by the rock band AEROSMITH.
"It went off amazingly well," said Honolulu attorney Brandee Faria, representing ticket buyers in the class-action lawsuit. "We had not one objection."The class-action lawsuit grew out of a civil suit filed on behalf of Honolulu resident Lisa Sanchez and three others who bought tickets and incurred other costs while making plans to attend an Aerosmith concert scheduled for Sept. 27, 2007, at War Memorial Stadium on Maui.
After tickets had been sold, the band pulled out of the concert, saying it had to reschedule a Chicago concert to Sept. 24, leaving too little time for the band's equipment to arrive for the Maui show. Aerosmith did perform at a private show for Toyota car dealers on Oahu on Sept. 29.
As part of a settlement reached in April, Aerosmith agreed to perform on Maui and provide free tickets to more than 8,000 people who bought tickets to the concert scheduled two years ago. Because the band also will schedule a public performance on Oahu around the same time, ticket buyers could opt for tickets to the Oahu show instead.
The deadline for filing claims, including for any airfare, lodging and other costs associated with the canceled concert, passed Tuesday.
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