In DOJ Live Nation
Antitrust Suit Questions of Tying
SeatGeek and If DC Is Effective
Enforcer
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
Jan 22 – In the lawsuit by the
US Department of Justice and
30 states against Live Nation
Entertainment and
Ticketmaster, on July 29 U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Arun Subramanian held a
conference on the proposed
protective order, and
discovery timelines. Inner
City Press live tweeted it, thread.
On January 22,
2025 there were oral arguments
on Live Nation's motion to
dismiss the tying claim, from
the thread:
DOJ lawyer: Force
Live Nation to deal with its
competitor. Or force them to
divest Live Nation-owned
amphitheaters.
Judge
Subramanian: Is disaggregation
possible?
DOJ: Greek
Theater [LA] and Red Rocks
[Colorado] do that. It can be
done.
Judge
Subramanian: OK, I want each
side to send me a letter about
the tying claim, on the facts.
Now the antitrust standing
issue. Who'll speak for
plaintiffs?
DOJ: My colleague
from DC.
Judge
Subramanian: One more
question: is this a per-se
claim? DOJ lawyer: Yes.
DC OAG's Office:
And we are efficient
enforcers, we meet the test.
We have pled they maintain a
monopoly in the fan-facing
ticket market
Judge: OK, I'll
await those letters.
Adjourned.
The case is
United States of America et al
v. Live Nation Entertainment,
Inc. et al., 24-cv-3973
(Subramanian)
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