Several state Attorneys General file antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster for monopolization and unlawful conduct.

Today, the Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Vermont have joined a civil antitrust lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by the Justice Department, 29 other states, and the District of Columbia against Live Nation-Ticketmaster. The lawsuit alleges monopolization and other unlawful conduct, in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.

The department, along with its now-expanded group of 40 co-plaintiffs, filed an amended complaint in the Southern District of New York. The amended complaint also includes additional details alleging Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s anticompetitive conduct across various markets in the live entertainment industry.