The Live Nation trial restarts with a ‘velvet hammer’

The VergeLiberal / Technology-focusedTechnology✍️ Lauren Feiner🗓 17 marzo 2026122 paroleen
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The Live Nation trial resumed with a surprising smoothness despite the mid-trial settlement between Live Nation-Ticketmaster and the Justice Department, with dozens of states leading the case instead. The states had initially requested a mistrial but may not receive it.

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  • Resumption of Live Nation trial
  • Mid-trial settlement between Live Nation-Ticketmaster and Justice Department
  • Request for mistrial by the states
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The Live Nation trial restarts with a ‘velvet hammer’ After a chaotic week following the Justice Department's mid-trial settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, the antitrust trial picked back up surprisingly smoothly on Monday - this time, with dozens of states leading the case. This isn't the outcome the states originally wanted. Out of concerns about being able to effectively take over the case and fear that the jury would be prejudiced by the shakeup, they requested a mistrial, which would have restarted the court battle at an unknown future date. But an irritated Judge Arun Subramanian seemed likely to deny the request, and once the states figured out how to retain the DOJ's expert witn … Read the full story at The Verge.

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