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审判将继续进行。
票务巨头Live Nation与州总检察长联盟的和解谈判未能达成一致，涉及该活动运营商的反垄断审判将于周一重启。
周五在纽约举行的法庭听证会上，阿伦·苏布拉马尼亚法官表示，各州已撤回要求 mistrial（ mistrial： mistrial 指“ mistrial”即“无效审判”或“ mistrial ，此处指“ mistrial ”即“无效审判”或“中止审理”）的动议，审判将于下周恢复证人作证环节。
Live Nation首席执行官迈克尔·拉皮诺（Michael Rapino）和对票务行业直言不讳的批评者、音乐人Kid Rock均在州政府的证人名单上。
本月初开始的民事审判本周中断，当时美国司法部（Justice Department）与拥有Ticketmaster的Live Nation宣布达成和解，这让法官和各州感到意外。周二，苏布拉马尼亚法官将双方高层官员传唤至法庭，对谈判代表表示不满，并命令他们整个星期都留在法院，试图促成和解。
美国司法部与Live Nation的和解协议仍需苏布拉马尼亚法官的批准。根据协议条款，Live Nation同意允许SeatGeek或StubHub等竞争对手销售其活动门票，将票务服务费上限设为15%，并剥离与13个露天剧场的独家预订协议。协议还包括2.8亿美元的州损害赔偿和解基金。
超过30名州总检察长也参与了针对Live Nation的诉讼。多数州表示反对司法部协议的条款。
周五听证会上，几位州代表表示，密西西比州、内布拉斯加州、俄克拉荷马州、阿肯色州和南达科他州已与Live Nation达成类似司法部和解条款的协议。他还表示，南卡罗来纳州和爱荷华州也在谈判中，可能达成协议。
本周，各州聘请了Winston & Strawn律所的著名反垄断律师杰弗里·凯斯勒（Jeffrey Kessler）共同领导此案。
苏布拉马尼亚法官周一表示，既然主要负责向陪审团提供大部分证据和讨论的美国司法部律师已退出此案，凯斯勒现在可以向陪审团自我介绍。
Live Nation antitrust trial resumes Monday on state claims after settlement talks break down
3 hr ago | Published Mar 13, 2026, 4:57 PM ET | CNN Politics
The show will go on.
The antitrust trial involving events operator Live Nation will restart Monday after the ticketing giant failed to reach a settlement with a consortium of state attorneys general.
During a court hearing in New York on Friday, Judge Arun Subramanian said the states dropped their motion for a mistrial and the trial would pick up next week with witness testimony.
Michael Rapino, the chief executive of Live Nation, and musician Kid Rock, an outspoken critic of the ticketing industry, are on the states’ witness list.
The civil trial, which began earlier this month, was interrupted this week when the Justice Department and Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, announced a settlement that caught the judge and the states off guard. Tuesday, Subramanian called the top officials from both sides to court. The judge expressed exasperation and ordered the deal makers to remain at the courthouse through the week to try to work out a deal.
The Justice Department’s deal with Live Nation still requires the Subramanian’s approval. Under the terms of the deal, Live Nation agreed to allow competitors, like SeatGeek or StubHub, to offer tickets to its events, cap ticketing service fees at 15%, and divest exclusive booking agreements with 13 amphitheaters. It also includes a $280 million settlement fund for state damages claims.
More than 30 state attorneys general are also part of the case against Live Nation. The majority said they opposed the terms of the DOJ deal.
During the hearing Friday, a representative for several states said five reached settlements with Live Nation on similar terms as the DOJ settlement: Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas and South Dakota. South Carolina and Iowa are also negotiating and may reach a deal, he said.
This week, the states brought on Jeffrey Kessler, a well-known antitrust attorney with Winston & Strawn, to co-lead the case.
Subramanian said on Monday that Kessler can introduce himself to the jury now that the Justice Department attorney, who has presented most of the evidence and discussion before the jury, has left the case.
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