In a July 17 letter to US District Judge Arun Subramanian, live performance behemoth Live Nation Entertainment Inc. offered its first official response to the 27 antitrust claims brought against it by the US Justice Department and state attorneys general.
Despite hitting 23 of the 27 claims, Live Nation’s response is quite narrow. The entertainment company challenges just one of the federal antitrust claims—DOJ’s tying claim under Sherman Act § 1, which Live Nation contends is really just a “refusal to deal” claim in disguise. All the state claims should also be dismissed as too vague, Live Nation ...
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