Taylor Swift Fans' Antitrust Allegations Against Live Nation and Ticketmaster Allowed to Proceed by Judge
Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its subsidiary Ticketmaster LLC are facing antitrust allegations from a group of Taylor Swift fans who claim the companies have a monopoly on the primary concert ticketing market. The fans' claims of monopolization were allowed to proceed by Judge George H. Wu of the US District Court for the Central District of California, who dismissed their fraud and negligence claims. This decision follows multiple opportunities given to the plaintiffs to revise their complaint, stemming from their dissatisfaction with the ticket sale process for Swift's "The Eras" tour.