States Beg For Mistrial Because Jury Might Guess Ticketmaster's Monopoly Is Bad

KEY POINTS

•After a DOJ mid-trial settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, dozens of states picked up the antitrust case.
•The states requested a mistrial, concerned about taking over and possible jury prejudice, but the judge seemed ready to deny.
•They then found a way to keep the DOJ’s expert witness involved, allowing the trial to proceed without restarting.

In a courtroom drama fit for a really long and confusing concert, dozens of states barged into an antitrust battle against Live Nation-Ticketmaster after the DOJ mysteriously settled mid-trial. These states, fearing the jury might see their attempts at justice like a bad opening act, ask for a mistrial to hit 'restart' on this legal playlist—timing unknown. Judge Arun Subramanian, apparently not in the mood for encore misery, rolled his eyes towards a denial. In a plot twist worthy of corporate soap operas, states cleverly kept the DOJ's expert witness in the mix. The courtroom, once chaotic, surprisingly kept playing on like your most forgettable pop hits.

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Nothing says justice like states asking for a do-over because the jury might catch on that monopolies suck—surprisingly, the judge's patience has limits.

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Watching states ask for a mistrial because they fear jurors will think monopolies are bad is like watching a cat refuse to acknowledge it knocked the vase off the table.

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Live Nation-Ticketmaster’s legal agony continues while states play ‘please hit rewind’—because justice delayed is justice hilariously complicated.

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