Class Action
Oct. 23, 2025
Live Nation fights class status in ticket monopoly case
Live Nation and Ticketmaster urged a Los Angeles federal judge to deny class certification, arguing millions of concertgoers' antitrust claims involve individualized ticketing contracts and diverse overcharge allegations across venues.
Defense attorneys for Live Nation and Ticketmaster urged a federal judge in Los Angeles to reject class certification for millions of concert ticket buyers who claim the companies use coercive venue practices to unlawfully monopolize the market and inflate fees.
In an opposition brief filed Tuesday by Latham & Watkins LLP partner Timothy L. O'Mara, the companies argued the consumers' alleged harm is too diverse to meet the predominance requirement under Federal Rules o...
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