Live Nation’s antitrust trial will resume on Monday after more than 30 states opted against joining the Justice Department in its tentative settlement.
According to The Associated Press, only seven states — Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and South Dakota — have joined the Justice Department in settling their claims against Live Nation.
The other 32 plaintiff states, along with the District of Columbia, have decided to move forward with the trial. Many of the states’ attorneys general have criticized the terms of the Justice Department’s settlement, which included “structural changes” to Live Nation’s business, such as placing limits on exclusivity contracts for venues, forcing the company to sell 13 of its amphitheaters, and imposing price caps on service fees.
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“The DOJ’s settlement falls far short of protecting consumers, artists, and venues from the harms that Live Nation and Ticketmaster have caused,” Andrea Joy Campbell, the attorney general of Massachusetts, said in a statement after the settlement was initially announced.