Judge Denies Ticketmaster’s Motion To Dismiss Antitrust Case
The US Department Of Justice has secured a major win in its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company, Live Nation. According to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s effort to have several elements of the case dismissed was rejected by the presiding judge. In his ruling (viewable here), U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian verified that the US Department Of Justice’s argument that Live Nation (and Ticketmaster) engaged in a coercive “tying” business model (the practice […]