Legal Update

Preliminary Approval Granted in Aramark Capital One Arena Fee Case

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Overview

On September 14, 2026, the Superior Court for the District of Columbia granted preliminary approval of a $4,500,000 class action settlement in Garner v. Aramark Management Services Limited Partnership, Case No. 2025-CAB-007444, resolving claims that Aramark charged an undisclosed Venue Fee on purchases at Capital One Arena.

Posted Date: 9/15/2026

On September 14, 2026, in Garner v. Aramark Management Services Limited Partnership, Case No. 2025-CAB-007444, Judge Shana Frost Matini of the Superior Court for the District of Columbia granted preliminary approval of a class action settlement resolving claims that Aramark charged customers an undisclosed Venue Fee on purchases made at Capital One Arena. The settlement establishes a Total Settlement Fund of $4,500,000.

In granting preliminary approval, Wesley M. Griffith and David A. McGee of Almeida Law Group, P.C. and Katherine M. Aizpuru and F. Peter Silva of Tycko & Zavareei LLP were appointed Class Counsel. The Settlement Class includes all individuals in the United States who made a purchase from Aramark at Capital One Arena and paid a Venue Fee between October 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025. Notice to the class will be issued by email, claims are due December 4, 2026 and the Court has set a final approval hearing for January 15, 2027.

Almeida Law Group is committed to holding companies accountable for hidden and misleading fees charged to consumers at the point of sale.