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.
This enforcement action involves antitrust violations with no alleged or proven privacy misconduct, so no privacy-specific contract clauses require review or updates. In-house teams should instead focus on antitrust compliance in partnership and vendor agreements, but such review is outside the scope of privacy-focused contract management.
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Live Nation and Ticketmaster
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Media & Entertainment"Attorney General Jay Jones and Coalition of States Win Trial Against Live Nation and Ticketmaster"
"Published on: April 16, 2026"
"Commonwealth of Virginia"
"Live Nation and Ticketmaster"
"violated federal and state antitrust laws"
"coalition of 33 other attorneys general"
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.
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in opposing a DHS rule that allows certain affirmative asylum applications to be referred to immigration court without an asylum officer interview. The coalition argues the rule violates federal law, harms asylum applicants, and bypasses notice-and-comment requirements; the release describes a comment letter, not a privacy enforcement action or monetary penalty.
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined 22 attorneys general in a comment letter opposing a proposed USCIS rule that would impose a $103,265 tax on certain H-1B petitions. The coalition urged USCIS to withdraw the proposal, arguing it exceeds the agency’s authority, harms state staffing, and violates rulemaking requirements.
A federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration from penalizing states over SNAP administration and struck down guidance restricting food assistance for certain lawful permanent residents. The release does not state the date of the court’s ruling, so the event date uses the publication date as a proxy.
Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing a proposed CMS rule that the coalition says oversteps federal law, could put Medicaid funding at risk, and interfere with state regulation of health insurance. The coalition urges CMS to withdraw or significantly revise the proposed rule.
Attorney General Jay Jones and a coalition of 24 attorneys general obtained a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from demanding a database of state-owned records containing personal information of 17 million CDL drivers from AAMVA and from terminating over $10 million in federal funding. The lawsuits allege DOT, FMCSA, and DHS violated federal privacy laws by secretly creating a database with no guardrails on use or sharing of Social Security numbers and no public notice.