In March, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said that it had reached a settlement with both companies in the case.
Despite anger from Judge Arun Subramanian over the suddenness of the settlement, which came just two weeks before the trial was set to begin, the DOJ withdrew from the case, as did the states of Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota.
Three dozen states’ Attorneys General continued pursuing the case to trial.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta was among the states that carried on in the lawsuit.
Despite what Bonta called “dwindling antitrust enforcement,” he said Wednesday’s verdict “shows just how far states can go to protect our residents from big corporations that are using their power to illegally raise prices and rip-off Americans.”
“We are incredibly proud of today’s outcome — and especially proud of our coalition made up of red and blue states alike who understood we needed to come together to protect our consumers, businesses, and state economies from Live Nation’s illegal conduct,” Bonta added.