Forum vs. Staples.Forum vs. Staples: The ownership group of Inglewood's Forum filed a lawsuit last week against its booking agent, Anschutz Entertainment Group The Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) is a sporting and music entertainment presenter and a subsidiary of The Anschutz Corporation. The company owns or operates several major entertainment/sporting venues, including Staples Center and The Home Depot Center and beginning in , charging that AEG AEG Aeger (Latin: Sick) AEG Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft (Common Electricity Company) AEG Aircraft Evaluation Group AEG Association of Engineering Geologists AEG Air Expeditionary Group deliberately failed to book events at the Forum so it could book them at the rival Staples Center, which is owned and operated by Anschutz. Forum Enterprises Inc., a for-profit arm of the Faithful Central Bible Church Faithful Central Bible Church is a "megachurch" with a congregation that is largely African-American. It is based in Inglewood, California, and Bishop Kenneth Ulmer is the pastor. , claims violations of antitrust law antitrust law Any law restricting business practices that are considered unfair or monopolistic. Among U.S. laws, the best known is the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, which declared illegal “every contract, combination…or conspiracy in restraint of trade or , breach of contract and unfair business practices, and seeks $5 million for lost revenue from potential bookings. It alleges that AEG violated an agreement to be the exclusive booking agent for the Forum by, among other things, diverting events to the Staples Center, which AEG developed and owns. Of the 12 shows booked at the Forum last year, only two were booked by Anschutz. AEG called the lawsuit meritless and said Forum was trying to get out of an agreement. |
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