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Settlement Conference Regarding Paramount-WBD Merger Lawsuit Set for Next Month
- On Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson ordered Paramount Skydance and California Attorney General Rob Bonta to meet for a two-day in-person settlement conference in late October.
- Last month, California Attorney General Rob Bonta canceled scheduled talks, accusing Paramount Skydance of misrepresenting discussions and leaking confidential details; the studio denied the allegations and maintains readiness for good-faith negotiations.
- Bonta seeks "robust structural remedies" for the $111 billion merger, which California and 11 other states allege reduces competition, while Paramount Skydance has offered only behavioral concessions including 45-day theatrical windows.
- The court-ordered session in late October does not guarantee resolution but provides a formal venue to settle the dispute before the antitrust trial scheduled for March 2, 2027.
- Paramount faces a $7 million daily "ticking fee" beginning October 1, intensifying pressure to reach a deal, while a hearing on a requested $1.88 billion bond is set for September 24.
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The legal war waged by California AG Rob Bonta that’s holding up Paramount Skydance’s massive acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery may finally be moving back toward the negotiating table. Paramount and California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office have been ordered to sit down for two consecutive days of in-person settlement discussions at the end of […]
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Paramount & State AGs Set Antitrust Suit Settlement Talks Set For October
David Ellison & Cali AG Rob Bonta are finally going to sit down for official settlement talks at the end of October -- whether or not it means anything for the $111B WBD merger remains to be seen
·Los Angeles, United States
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Paramount Told to Begin Lawsuit Settlement Talks in Late October
·New York, United States
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