New York Attorney General Letitia James and Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, leading a coalition of 40 state attorneys general, secured a jury verdict on April 15, 2026, against Live Nation and Ticketmaster for maintaining illegal monopolies in the live events industry. The jury found the companies engaged in anticompetitive practices including exclusive venue contracts, forcing competitors out of the market, and limiting artist performance choices, resulting in overcharged consumers. Remedies, including potential financial penalties and a monopoly breakup, are pending court approval.
This enforcement action involves antitrust violations related to monopolistic practices in the live events industry, with no privacy-related violations alleged. As such, no privacy-specific contract clauses (e.g., data processing, privacy policy, consent, breach notification) need to be reviewed based on this action. In-house teams should instead review antitrust-related provisions in venue and vendor agreements, though these are outside the scope of privacy-focused contract review.
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"Attorney General James and Attorney General Skrmetti Declare Live Nation Court Victory a Win for Fans"
"On April 15, Attorney General James and a coalition of 33 other attorneys general won their case"
"New York Attorney General Letitia James"
"Live Nation and Ticketmaster maintain illegal monopolies in the live events industry"
"built a coalition of 40 state attorneys general"
"maintain illegal monopolies in the live events industry that lead to fans being overcharged for tickets"
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones, leading a coalition of 33 other states, secured a jury verdict finding Live Nation and Ticketmaster liable for violating federal and state antitrust laws via anticompetitive conduct including monopolization of event ticketing services and large concert amphitheaters. The jury determined the companies suppressed competition, overcharged consumers, and forced artists to use their promotion services. Remedies and financial penalties will be determined at a subsequent bench trial.
The New York Attorney General issued a consumer alert and online guide about scams targeting service members and veterans, including phishing and credit-monitoring scams that may misuse personal information. The release provides steps for protecting information and reporting suspected scams; it does not announce an enforcement action or monetary penalty.
$10.0M
A March 2023 breach exposed personal and protected health information associated with more than 13.3 million people after attackers accessed company systems using an employee’s credentials. The Perry Johnson companies agreed to pay at least $300,000, with an additional $9.7 million in penalties due if they fail to meet the agreement, and to implement security, incident response, and health-data handling reforms.
New York Attorney General James and Governor Hochul announced guidance advising county executives and sheriffs that they must end agreements to house or detain people for federal civil immigration violations by November 25, 2026. The Local Cops, Local Crimes Act makes those agreements void and unenforceable after the deadline; no monetary penalty or specific enforcement order is announced.
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert warning federal student loan borrowers that consolidating loans after changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act may limit repayment options and forgiveness eligibility. This is consumer guidance, not a privacy enforcement action; the release announces no fine or enforcement remedy.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a settlement with Bloomberg L.P. after finding that Bloomberg News failed to clearly disclose subscription price increases and automatic renewals, provide required acknowledgments and renewal notices, and make cancellation sufficiently easy. Bloomberg must pay $500,000 in penalties, provide refunds to eligible subscribers, and improve its subscription disclosures and practices.