A U.S. appeals court has ruled against Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary Ticketmaster, rejecting the company's efforts to block a proposed class action lawsuit that accuses them of charging excessively high ticket prices. This decision is expected to prompt companies to reevaluate their consumer arbitration practices. The ruling also casts doubt on the ability of corporations to compel consumers into consolidated arbitration protocols, a common tactic used to limit mass consumer litigation. The Department of Justice has previously accused the merged entity of coercive behaviors over the past 15 years, which includes practices that disadvantage venues not using Ticketmaster. Additionally, the court ruled that individuals who did not purchase tickets, such as friends buying tickets for others, may still be subject to arbitration clauses, complicating their ability to seek legal recourse in negligence claims related to events, such as the incident at the Eagles-Commanders game where a railing collapse injured fans.