December 04, 2024
A Manhattan federal judge rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's bid to see emails between Live Nation Entertainment Inc. lawyers and counsel for arena operator Oak View Group, holding Wednesday that these communications discussed a joint legal strategy for the government's antitrust investigation.
October 17, 2024
The federal government and 40 states are urging a New York federal court not to trim their antitrust case against Live Nation, arguing that states have the right to go after overcharges customers allegedly paid for concert tickets and also defending a tying claim based on venues and promotion services.
October 04, 2024
In refusing to transfer the government's monopolization case against Live Nation, a New York federal judge said the settlement allowing the company's 2010 merger with Ticketmaster dealt only with potential problems that existed at the time and has no bearing on the new claims.
September 27, 2024
The New York federal judge overseeing the government's antitrust case against Live Nation said Friday he will not transfer the action to Washington, D.C., where a court handled a settlement clearing the concert promotion giant's 2010 purchase of Ticketmaster.
September 19, 2024
Live Nation has asked a New York federal court to toss claims seeking damages in the government's antitrust case, arguing that consumers were not harmed by its dealings with concert venues and promoters, and also asked to nix a tying claim from the case.
August 19, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice said Monday that it has updated the government's case accusing Live Nation of violating antitrust law through its control over the live entertainment industry to add 10 new states and claims for damages.
August 12, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice has urged a New York federal judge not to transfer its antitrust suit against Live Nation, arguing its allegations go well beyond the 2010 deal clearing the purchase of Ticketmaster, a deal Live Nation says warrants sending the case to Washington, D.C.
July 31, 2024
As it warned would be the case, Live Nation is telling a New York federal judge that it has no in-house counsel that will be able to meet his rules on counsel access to highly confidential material in the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust suit against the live events company.
July 29, 2024
A New York federal judge imposed new restrictions Monday on Live Nation in-house counsel's access to documents and testimony from witnesses from its rivals in the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit, tightening a days-old two-tiered system after hearing concerns from those competitors.
July 24, 2024
A New York federal judge on Tuesday set up a two-tiered system for document access in the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, limiting sensitive information from other market participants from Live Nation in-house counsel.