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Live Nation still being sued by states as US judge grills parties over surprise DOJ deal

By Khushita Vasant ( March 9, 2026, 21:57 GMT | Comment) -- US states suing Live Nation and Ticketmaster over alleged monopolization of the entertainment ticketing industry have quick and critical decisions to make this week on the timing and means of how to pursue claims after their partner, the US Department of Justice, suddenly dropped out of an ongoing jury trial and settled with the companies. US District Judge Arun Subramanian also grilled counsel from the DOJ, the states and Live Nation for not disclosing the settlement talks more quickly and properly, and he summoned Michael Rapino, president and chief executive officer of Live Nation, and Omeed Assefi, the acting assistant attorney general of the DOJ's Antitrust Division, to court.US states suing Live Nation and Ticketmaster over alleged monopolization of the ticketing industry have quick and critical decisions to make this week on the timing and means of how to pursue claims after their partner in the litigation, the Department of Justice, suddenly dropped out of an ongoing jury trial and settled with the companies....

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