Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster are seeking to have the jury verdict in their antitrust case thrown out, arguing in court filings last week that the result was “against the clear weight of the evidence” and tainted by prejudicial evidentiary errors. The motions, which you can read here and here, were filed on Thursday (May 21) in…
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Live events promoter and venue owner Live Nation, and its ticketing division, Ticketmaster, are in the midst of a legal battle with the US Department of Justice over the company’s business practices. The DoJ filed a lawsuit against the corporation in May, alleging “monopolization and other unlawful conduct that thwarts competition in markets across the…
