Nation Apr 15 Live Nation and Ticketmaster abused monopoly power and gouged consumers, jury finds By Amna Nawaz, Murrey Jacobson, Jackson Hudgins
Politics Apr 15 Ticketmaster and Live Nation had monopoly over big concert venues, jury finds A Manhattan federal jury deliberated for four days before reaching its decision Wednesday in the closely watched case, which gave fans the equivalent of a backstage pass to a business that dominates live entertainment in the U.S. and beyond. By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Nation Mar 16 States continue antitrust case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster after DOJ settles Three dozen states are remaining in the case even after the Justice Department settled its claims and withdrew from the case a week ago. By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Nation Mar 09 Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over Ticketmaster illegal monopoly case The announcement was greeted by a judge angry he was kept out of the loop. By Alanna Durkin Richer, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press
Economy Sep 02 Judge orders search shakeup in Google monopoly case U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta stopped short of banning the multi-billion dollar deals that Google has been making for years to lock in its search engine as the default on smartphones, personal computers and other devices. By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press
Nov 21 Watch 7:19 Feds push Google to sell Chrome browser to break search monopoly By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant The Department of Justice asked a federal judge to force Google to sell off its popular web browser, Chrome. It comes after an antitrust case this past summer that found Google had illegally maintained a monopoly in online search. William… Continue watching
Sep 24 WATCH: Garland announces antitrust lawsuit against Visa over debit card competition By Mae Anderson, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market. Continue reading
Sep 10 Google and Apple lose legal battles in Europe and now owe billions in fines and back taxes By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Google lost its final legal challenge against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results. Continue reading
Sep 09 Google faces another antitrust trial a month after its search engine was declared a monopoly By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant is defending against another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 6:23 Ticketmaster, Live Nation a monopoly that should be broken up, Justice Department alleges By Geoff Bennett, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Courtney Norris The Department of Justice wants the courts to break up Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation, the biggest concert promoter in the U.S. The company has faced intense scrutiny over prices and tickets selling out and reappearing on resale sites. More… Continue watching