TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 11, 2026

A New York federal judge has ordered a group of states to engage in settlement talks with Live Nation Entertainment Inc. to try to resolve claims the company illegally monopolized the live event industry. The move came after the U.S. Department of Justice settled with the company and withdrew from the litigation. The states who had joined the suit said they planned to continue with the case. If no settlement is reached, a jury trial in the case may continue next week, the judge said, according to Bloomberg Law. The states — including Tennessee — have said the DOJ settlement does not go far enough because it does not require Live Nation to divest its Ticketmaster subsidiary. In a statement published by Axios Nashville, Tennessee Attorney General (AG) Jonathan Skrmetti said, "Our resolve has not wavered. We are proud to stand with a powerful core of conservative AGs and bipartisan partners from across the country committed to continuing the fight against Ticketmaster/Live Nation."