Justice Department Enforcement

Less than a week into the Manhattan trial over the DOJ’s antitrust suit accusing Live Nation and Ticketmaster of maintaining an illegal monopoly, DOJ lawyers told the court they had reached a tentative settlement with Live Nation. Judge Arun Subramanian said he was not informed until late despite a term sheet signed days earlier and called that “entirely unacceptable,” while several plaintiff states — including the District of Columbia and Texas — have raised objections and requested a mistrial, and Live Nation opposes a mistrial.