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Multistate Coalition Secures Months-Long Halt to Paramount and Warner Bros. Merger

A coalition of AGs have secured a months-long halt to Paramount Skydance Corp.’s (Paramount) merger with Warner Bros. Discover, Inc. (Warner Bros.). The coalition sued Paramount and Warner Bros. on July 13, alleging that the merger would illegally reduce competition throughout the film and television industries, harming workers, consumers, and businesses. On July 20, the…

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FTC Secures Settlement with Deere & Company

The FTC has secured a settlement in an antitrust lawsuit against farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company (Deere) now allowing farmers the right to repair their own John Deere tractors and farm equipment. The settlement resolves the FTC and five states joint lawsuit against Deere, filed in January 2025, which alleged that Deere used unlawful…

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AG Bonta Files Lawsuit to Block Warner Bros. and Paramount Merger

California AG Bonta is leading a multistate coalition of 12 AGs in filing a lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount). The lawsuit alleges that the merger violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act, which holds that mergers that may substantially lessen competition or…

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AG Multistate 23andMe Settlement

Connecticut AG William Tong announced a multistate settlement has been reached with the bankruptcy trustee for genetic testing company 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach alleged to have compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide, including in some cases genetic ancestry information. The settlement includes $150 million in allowed claims…

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