Organized Money California Attorney General Rob Bonta is Not Done with Ticketmaster
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Mar 31, 2026 
Rob Bonta, California Attorney General leading a large DOJ antitrust and consumer-protection team. He discusses state-led antitrust fights like the Ticketmaster/Live Nation trial, a price-fixing case against Amazon, lawsuits targeting social media harms to youth, and the push to block major local TV consolidation. He also talks about corruption concerns in federal settlements and how industry insiders can share evidence.
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States Filling Federal Antitrust Vacuum
- State attorneys general are stepping into antitrust enforcement as the federal government retreats, leading multi-state suits like Ticketmaster/Live Nation and Amazon price-fixing cases.
- Rob Bonta highlights California DOJ's large antitrust team (nearly 50 people) and its role filling federal enforcement gaps across industries.
Use Juries For Consumer Experience Cases
- Choose juries for consumer-facing antitrust cases when public experiences with a company matter, but prefer judges for complex legal nuance.
- Bonta explains Ticketmaster's widespread consumer experiences made a jury an appropriate factfinder.
States Can Override Inadequate Federal Settlements
- Bonta calls the DOJ settlement in some cases inadequate and alleges corruption influenced federal resolutions, prompting bipartisan state challenges.
- He says states independently assessed the DOJ deal and quickly pivoted to continue litigation with outside counsel support.