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A Live Nation sign stands next to an office building along Hollywood Boulevard after the Department of Justice and a group of states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment in Los Angeles. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
Apr 17, 2026

Ticketmaster and Live Nation hold illegal monopolies, jury finds

 Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation illegally monopolized U.S. live event markets, a New York jury found on Wednesday, after a trial on the company's tactics in dealing with venues and artists.

A Live Nation sign stands next to an office building along Hollywood Blvd, after the U.S. Department of Justice and a group of states filed an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, in Los Angeles, on May 23, 2024. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
Mar 9, 2026

Live Nation settles DOJ claims it monopolized live event markets

Live Nation Entertainment settled with the U.S. Justice Department on claims the Ticketmaster owner illegally dominated key parts of the live-events industry.

The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, on June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Nov 18, 2025

Meta defeats antitrust case over Instagram, WhatsApp acquisitions

A federal judge ruled in favor of Meta Platforms, saying the company does not hold an illegal social media monopoly.

A man walks past Google's offices in London's Kings Cross area on Aug. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Melley, File)
Sep 22, 2025

Google faces antitrust déjà vu as US seeks to break up its digital advertising business

Google is facing another attempt to dismantle its internet empire in a trial focused on its abusive tactics in digital advertising.

A man walks past Google's offices in London's Kings Cross area on Aug. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Melley, File)
Sep 2, 2025

Judge orders search shakeup in Google monopoly case, but keeps hands off Chrome and default deals

A federal judge ordered a major makeover of Google’s search engine, but rebuffed the U.S. government’s request to break up the company.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai smiles as he walks onto the stage at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, California, on May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
May 30, 2025

Google, Justice Department face off in climactic showdown in search monopoly case

Google returned to federal court Friday to fend off the U.S. Justice Department's attempt to topple its internet empire.

Sales staffs work at an Apple shop in Hanoi, Vietnam on April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
May 21, 2025

Fortnite returns to iPhone app store, ending exile imposed by Apple

Fortnite has returned to the iPhone app store in the U.S., ending a prolonged exile that was triggered by a legal showdown.

Google and Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington on Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Apr 17, 2025

Google’s digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box

Google on Thursday was branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year.

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Apr 14, 2021

4th Circuit revives Baltimore’s lawsuit against drug maker

A federal appeals court has revived Baltimore’s lawsuit to recover the hundreds of thousands of dollars the city claims to have overpaid for blood-pressure pills because the drug’s manufacturer illegally […]

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Nov 5, 2018

Is there a scooter defense to DWI?

An arrest in Austin, Texas, leads news summary including an appeal in Myanmar, a request to leave Pakistan and a judge's effort to ward off political attacks.

Jul 12, 2013

US Airways shareholders approve American merger

NEW YORK — US Airways shareholders overwhelmingly approved a proposed merger with American Airlines, bringing the companies closer to creating the world’s biggest airline. The main hurdle now is a […]

Apr 22, 2013

Hasbro says Monopoly contest helped lift sales

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Hasbro reported first-quarter results Monday that beat Wall Street expectations as the toy maker benefited from an online contest that let people vote to eliminate one of […]