Overview
- The trial restarted Monday with 36 states and the District of Columbia continuing claims, after Arkansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota exited the case.
- Judge Arun Subramanian told jurors the pause ended and noted that any state without a finalized settlement would remain in the litigation.
- Testimony resumed with questioning of AEG Presents chief executive Jay Marciano as states seek to show exclusionary conduct across promotion, venues, and ticketing.
- The Justice Department has a tentative settlement that it says would open some ticketing to rivals and lower prices, a deal many states criticize as insufficient.
- Reported settlement terms include allowing venues to use multiple ticketing vendors, permitting artists at Live Nation amphitheaters to work with non–Live Nation promoters, extending oversight for eight years, and payments up to about $280 million, while state plaintiffs continue to seek prohibitions on alleged practices, potential Ticketmaster divestiture, and compensation for fans.