The remedy phase in United States v. Live Nation is open, with 33 state AGs seeking Ticketmaster divestiture while DOJ's separate settlement undergoes Tunney Act review.
The remedy phase in the antitrust case against Live Nation Entertainment and its Ticketmaster subsidiary is underway before Judge Arun Subramanian in the Southern District of New York, following an April 15 jury verdict finding both entities liable for monopolization [1]. The 33 remaining state plaintiffs, operating as a coordinated attorneys general coalition, are pressing for structural divestiture of Ticketmaster from Live Nation [1]. Live Nation is contesting the proposed remedy schedule, creating an early dispute over the pace and scope of proceedings [1].
The case arrived at this phase after a jury returned a verdict on April 15 that included a finding of $1.72 per ticket in damages across 22 states [1]. The Department of Justice, which filed its own parallel lawsuit, reached a separate settlement with Live Nation and is not participating in the states' push for structural relief [1][2]. That DOJ settlement is now subject to Tunney Act review, a statutory process requiring a federal court to determine whether the proposed consent decree serves the public interest before it can be entered [1][2]. Judge Subramanian is simultaneously managing both tracks.
The structural significance of the remedy phase is substantial. The states are advancing a claim for divestiture, a remedy that would require Live Nation to separate from Ticketmaster entirely [1]. Structural relief of this magnitude has not been ordered against a major U.S. corporation since the Microsoft antitrust proceedings concluded in the early 2000s [1]. This case is distinct from that precedent in one critical respect: the states are pursuing divestiture independently, without DOJ alignment, making it the first instance in which state attorneys general alone are driving a potential antitrust breakup of this scale [1][2].
The coalition includes attorneys general from across the country, with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James among the named leaders coordinating the states' litigation posture [1][2]. Their ability to sustain a unified remedial theory without federal co-counsel will be tested during the briefing and evidentiary schedule that Subramanian is now structuring.
The immediate contested question is the remedy schedule itself, with Live Nation pushing back on the states' proposed timeline [1]. Briefing on the form of structural relief, and any evidentiary hearings on remedy, will follow the scheduling dispute's resolution. The Tunney Act proceeding on the DOJ settlement runs on a separate but parallel track, and the court's ultimate disposition of both matters will define the competitive landscape of the live entertainment industry for decades.