A civil antitrust lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice is proceeding against Live Nation and Ticketmaster.

The Justice Department is suing Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, for allegedly monopolizing the live entertainment industry. The lawsuit aims to restore competition ...

Attorneys general from about two dozen states are seeking treble damages against Live Nation Entertainment and its ticket-selling unit, Ticketmaster, for allegedly monopolizing markets across the ...

It continued: “Service charges on Ticketmaster are no higher than elsewhere ... (R), who is now one of the plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit, said at a news conference at the time.

Will the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation give concertgoers, sports fan and theater patrons some relief from surging ticket prices? The lawsuit could potentially ...

Ten states have signed onto the antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster. Ten states have signed onto the antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster. Gaby Del Valle is a policy reporter at The Verge ...

Live Nation, for its part, says even if the lawsuit succeeds, it won’t lead to cheaper ticket prices. “Calling Ticketmaster a monopoly may be a PR win for the DOJ in the short term,” the ...

A Maryland woman sued Ticketmaster this week, challenging the company’s “deceptive and manipulative use of a bait-and-switch scheme commonly known as ‘drip pricing.’” The lawsuit argues ...

The lawsuit faults Ticketmaster for failing to protect the personal information of up to 560 million users. By Winston Cho In April, the hacker group ShinyHunters accessed Ticketmaster’s database.

Justice Department officials made it clear: This lawsuit isn’t about the inconveniences and annoyances Ticketmaster forces on its customers, even those as public as Swift’s tour presale ...

Ticketmaster's site crashed when more than ... it’s very hard to undue a deal.” The DOJ lawsuit against Live Nation is a go, and is currently scheduled for a March 2026 trial, according ...