LN/SK in new war of words over destroyed evidence

Live Nation's lawyer has welcomed the latest ruling in its antitrust case with Songkick, but the latter accuses him of misrepresenting the ruling

News By | 14 November 2016

Live Nation's attorney, Dan Wall © Latham & Watkins LLP/The Recorder

A Californian magistrate has rejected claims by Songkick that Live Nation destroyed evidence relating to the companies’ ongoing anti-competition lawsuit. Judge Alicia G.

Rosenberg, of the central district court of California, ruled on Thursday that Live Nation/Ticketmaster had no duty to retain the documents in question, which include a February 2014 letter from Complete Entertainment Resources (Songkick) regarding Ticketmaster’s fan-club policy, and denied a request by Songkick for a forensic search.

“There is no indication in the record before…

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