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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-26-029083"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LIVE"
cik: "0001045742"
company_name: "LIVE VENTURES Inc"
filed_at: "2026-08-27T17:00:05+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-27T17:02:11.952330+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SEC dismisses all claims against Live Ventures; CEO Isaac settles for $175k

## Summary
- U.S. District Court for Nevada dismissed all SEC claims against Live Ventures; no judgment, penalty, or findings against company.
- Case No. 2:21-cv-01433-JCM-MDC; SEC investigation began late 2017, suit filed Aug 2021, summary judgment denied Feb 2026.
- CEO Jon Isaac entered consent judgment resolving individual claims, paying $175,000 civil penalty; he denies all allegations.
- Company exits litigation after nearly nine years and refocuses on acquiring and operating profitable businesses.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-26-029083
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LIVE
- cik: 0001045742
- company_name: LIVE VENTURES Inc
- filed_at: 2026-08-27T17:00:05+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045742/000143774926029083/0001437749-26-029083-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045742/000143774926029083/live20260826_8k.htm

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