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Litigation

Mar. 28, 2012

Antitrust case over rock concert tickets dismissed

A federal judge granted summary judgment in a decade-old class action against Live Nation and Clear Channel that alleged the two companies illegally violated antitrust statutes.


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - A federal judge granted summary judgment in favor of Live Nation Inc. and Clear Channel Communications Inc. in a decade-old class action that alleged the companies operated an illegal monopoly on rock concert ticket sales in Denver and Los Angeles.


The case is the first lawsuit to fail in a series of actions alleging the companies monopolized the rock concert markets in 22 regions aroun...

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