Topic: witness testimony
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Live Nation Trial Resumes: The 'Velvet Hammer' Returns
The antitrust trial against Live Nation-Ticketmaster has resumed with state attorneys general leading the prosecution, focusing on allegations of anti-competitive behavior in the live events industry. Evidence presented highlights Live Nation's extensive control over major outdoor amphitheaters, ...
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Frank founder gets 7 years for $175M JPMorgan Chase fraud
Charlie Javice, founder of Frank, was sentenced to seven years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase into acquiring her company for $175 million based on false user data. She misrepresented Frank's user base by claiming over four million customers, while the actual number was only around 300,00...
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Is Google Too Powerful to Trust?
The case centers on whether a simple court order is sufficient or if stronger structural remedies are needed, given Google's past disregard for evidentiary rules and a lack of trust in its good faith. The Justice Department is pushing for a breakup, such as forcing Google to spin off its AdX exch...
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Why It's So Hard to Break Up With Google
Google is defending its integrated ad technology business in court, arguing that a government-ordered breakup would be as complex as a mission to Mars and could harm customers and employees. The Justice Department contends that forcing Google to sell parts of its ad tech operations is necessary t...
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Ticketmaster's Concert Ticketing: Stranglehold or Joy Bringer?
The U.S. government accuses Live Nation-Ticketmaster of illegally maintaining a monopoly by coercing venues and artists into its ecosystem, citing its dominant market share and alleged retaliation against competitors. Live Nation defends its practices as lawful competition, arguing it provides a ...
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Meta Faces Trial Over Child Safety in New Mexico
Meta is facing a high-stakes trial in New Mexico, accused of creating unsafe environments for children on its platforms through design and algorithms, marking the first standalone state-led case of its kind in the U.S. The trial will examine critical legal issues like algorithmic amplification an...
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