Skot Heckman et al v. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. et al

  1. July 21, 2025

    Concertgoers Narrow Live Nation Antitrust Claims

    Consumers accusing Live Nation of monopolizing the live entertainment industry are dropping their allegations about high prices in the resale ticketing market to focus on prices for the initial sale of tickets in the primary market.

  2. May 15, 2025

    Live Nation's Atty Fails To 'Move The Needle' In Discovery Bid

    A California federal judge appeared likely Thursday to stick with his tentative ruling that Live Nation's ticketing rivals can protect documents they say could facilitate the very conduct at issue in an antitrust case, telling an attorney for the company his arguments did not "move the needle."

  3. May 14, 2025

    Judge Hints At Shielding Docs Of Live Nation Competitors

    The California federal judge overseeing claims from concertgoers accusing Live Nation of violating antitrust law is likely to grant a request from ticketing rivals to protect documents the rivals say could facilitate the very conduct at issue in the case.

  4. April 11, 2025

    Live Nation, Ticketmaster Can't Nix Consumer Antitrust Suit

    A California federal judge Friday denied a bid from Live Nation and Ticketmaster to toss an antitrust case from consumers alleging monopolization of the concert ticketing market, following a tentative ruling issued earlier this week while finding a recent antitrust win for Amazon doesn't translate to the case before him.

  5. April 10, 2025

    Live Nation Cites Amazon's Win In Urging Nix Of Antitrust Suit

    An attorney for Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster urged a California federal judge Thursday to rethink his tentative opinion to keep alive an antitrust case alleging monopolization of the concert ticketing market, saying the judge did not consider a recent Ninth Circuit decision in favor of Amazon that "maps 100%" to the case.

  6. April 09, 2025

    Live Nation Likely Won't Escape Concertgoers' Antitrust Suit

    A California federal court indicated on Wednesday that he's not inclined to toss an antitrust case from consumers accusing Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Ticketmaster LLC of monopolizing the concert ticketing market following their 2010 merger.

  7. January 06, 2025

    Live Nation Can't Get Intermission In Calif. Antitrust Case

    A California federal judge overseeing a private antitrust case against Live Nation denied the company's bid Monday to pause the case for a government enforcement action, saying that the suit was filed first and that exceptions to the "first to file" rule do not apply.

  8. December 17, 2024

    Quinn Emanuel, Keller Postman Want To Lead Live Nation Suit

    Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP and Keller Postman LLC attorneys told a California federal court that they are best suited to represent proposed classes of consumers accusing Live Nation and Ticketmaster of monopolizing the ticketing services space, saying they "developed the heart" of the consumers' claims.

  9. October 18, 2023

    Judge Plans To Pause Live Nation Case For Arbitration Appeal

    The California federal judge overseeing an antitrust suit brought by ticket buyers against Live Nation and Ticketmaster is poised to defer ruling on the customers' bid to stop the companies from changing certain terms of use, opting to pause the case as the entertainment giants appeal the court's refusal to send the dispute to arbitration.

  10. September 11, 2023

    Live Nation Taking Antitrust Arbitration Bid To 9th Circ.

    Live Nation and Ticketmaster asked a California federal court to pause an order refusing to force consumers to arbitrate their antitrust claims related to the companies' 2010 merger while they appeal to the Ninth Circuit.