A judge has ordered several states to hold settlement discussions in their antitrust trial against Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation. Those states had joined in a Justice Department (DOJ) antitrust suit against Live Nation, and objected when the department reached a settlement with the company, asking U.S....
The Justice Department reportedly told a judge Friday (Jan. 23) that Live Nation kept concerts that it promotes away from venues that stopped using its business unit Ticketmaster as a ticket seller. The government cited this as a reason why Live Nation should be broken up, Bloomberg reported Friday....
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Justice withdrew a 2023 joint statement that warned lenders not to look at an applicant’s immigration status when considering extending credit. The agencies said in a Monday (Jan. 12) press release that the Equal Credit Opportunity...
The Justice Department has reached a proposed settlement with LivCor as part of the department’s drive to halt what it alleged is a scheme among landlords to collaborate on setting rents. The U.S. and state co-plaintiffs filed a complaint against LivCor and five other landlords...
April 23, 2025
The U.S. government’s evolving approach to crypto regulation could mark a pivotal moment for payments innovation. “There’s certainly a change in how the administration views the digital assets industry,” Dan Boyle, partner at Boies Schiller Flexner, told PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster. “This is not a confrontational posture.” Until recently, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) operated […]
March 21, 2024
Among the allegations contained in the U.S. government’s antitrust suit against Apple — as the tech giant is accused of acting as an anti-competitive monopoly in the smartphone market: Apple,...
April 22, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are working on new horizontal merger guidelines, which may be ready by the end of the year, that could...
April 20, 2022
Mergers and acquisitions in the tech space have become a critical issue for regulators worldwide. Agencies probably feel that they have underenforced the law in the past. In an interview,...
May 24, 2026
Google is reportedly appealing a court ruling that found it held an online search monopoly. The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the tech giant in 2020, arguing that Google had exploited its dominant position in the online search space. A federal judge sided with the government in 2024, finding that Google had violated the law […]
March 10, 2026
A judge has ordered several states to hold settlement discussions in their antitrust trial against Ticketmaster-owner Live Nation. Those states had joined in a Justice Department (DOJ) antitrust suit against...
January 23, 2026
The Justice Department reportedly told a judge Friday (Jan. 23) that Live Nation kept concerts that it promotes away from venues that stopped using its business unit Ticketmaster as a ticket seller. The...
January 12, 2026
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Department of Justice withdrew a 2023 joint statement that warned lenders not to look at an applicant’s immigration status when considering extending credit....
