American Prospect calls the settlement a capitulation
1 Sep 21 3:21 PM · 2d ago · 1 article · 3 posts · 2 sources · development 1 of 1
The American Prospect's analysis argues the case was strong on the merits and that the settlement's behavioral remedies are unenforceable and unrelated to the antitrust concerns at the heart of the suit.
“The lawsuit was exceptionally strong on the merits, a textbook case of why we have antitrust laws. It is monumentally disappointing that Bonta caved, especially because we don’t have any other lines of defense to the Trump administration’s antitrust corruption.”
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Rob Bonta California Attorney GeneralDavid Ellison Head of Skydance/Paramount post-mergerAraceli Martínez-Olguín U.S. District Court Judge
Gavin Newsom California GovernorParamount Merging studio (with Warner Bros.)
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1 outlet Bonta Gives Up on the Paramount Case
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About that # Paramout & # WarnerBrosDiscovery merger settlement: "Behavioral remedies like promises of film releases are simply unenforceable, and editorial panels for # CNN and # CBS are similarly dubious and have nothing to do with the core of the case, which alleged that a combined company would have too much power over theater owners and cable…
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'The lawsuit was exceptionally strong on the merits, a textbook case of why we have antitrust laws. It is monumentally disappointing that Bonta caved, especially because we don’t have any other lines of defense to the Trump administration’s antitrust corruption. ' prospect.org/2026/09/21/b... Bonta Gives Up on the Paramoun...
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