Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a coalition of 12 state attorneys general in filing an antitrust lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. by Paramount Skydance Corporation. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges the merger would substantially lessen competition in wide-release theatrical film distribution, anticipated top-grossing film distribution, and basic cable television licensing in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act. The coalition seeks a court order blocking the merger before it closes.
The coalition seeks a court order enjoining Paramount Skydance Corporation's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. The attorneys general asked the parties not to close the merger until the judicial process concludes, and stated they will request a temporary restraining order if the parties do not agree. No monetary penalty is sought.
In-house legal teams should review their media and entertainment contracts — especially theatrical film distribution agreements, content licensing agreements, basic cable carriage contracts, and co-production arrangements — for change-of-control and assignment clauses that could be triggered if a counterparty is acquired by or merges with a major studio such as Paramount or Warner Bros. Discovery. Teams should also audit exclusivity, most-favored-nation, and automatic renewal provisions to understand how consolidation among the five major distributors could shift pricing and leverage in negotiations. Finally, companies that do business with competitors should confirm their information-sharing, joint venture, and non-compete provisions remain enforceable and do not create independent antitrust exposure in light of heightened scrutiny by state attorneys general of media and entertainment consolidation.
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Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
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"Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. by Paramount Skydance Corporation."
"alleges that the merger violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act"
"mergers that may substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly are illegal"
"July 13, 2026 (DENVER)"
"joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit"
"In filing today’s lawsuit, Attorney General Weiser joins the attorneys general of California, Arizona, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Washington."
$30K
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a settlement with Sares Regis Group, a Denver-metro property management company, after an investigation found it told prospective tenants that rental subsidies and housing vouchers were not accepted at its properties, in violation of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act and the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. Under the settlement, the company must adopt written source-of-income policies, train leasing employees, submit a compliance report to the AG's office, and refrain from misrepresenting its voucher acceptance, and it pays $30,000 to the Housing Rights Initiative. Note: this is a fair-housing enforcement action, not a privacy matter, so no privacy violation taxonomy categories apply.
$694.0M
Colorado and 40 other states entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest subprime auto lenders, resolving allegations that CAC originated car loans it knew or should have known consumers could not afford and that it failed to reasonably prevent dealers in its network from deceptively 'packing' Vehicle Service Contract and GAP add-on products into CAC-financed purchases. The settlement provides $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers plus an additional $15 million to the attorneys general, and imposes injunctive reforms including loan 'off ramps,' enhanced pre-purchase and pre-loan disclosures, dealer monitoring, and a seven-year price cap at 109% of retail book value. Note: this is a consumer-lending enforcement action, not a data privacy matter; the 'dark_patterns' category is the closest available fit for the deceptive add-on sales allegations.
$150K
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a settlement with Corporate Certificates, LLC and FL UCC Statement Service, LLC resolving allegations that the companies mailed marketing materials to Colorado businesses designed to look like official government invoices, without the statutorily required disclaimers and with purported deadlines implying a legal duty. Under the stipulated consent judgment, the companies will pay $150,000 in refunds and fees and permanently cease all operations in Colorado. The companies had ignored prior warning notices and stopped operating in Colorado in August 2025 after the AG obtained a preliminary injunction.
$300K
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a settlement with Avail Property Management Inc. and PK Management, LLC resolving allegations that the companies denied prospective tenants housing based on criminal history information prohibited under Colorado's Rental Application Fairness Act, including arrests, deferred judgments, and convictions older than five years (some more than 20 years old). The companies, which managed nearly 4,000 rental units across Colorado, relied on a third-party background screening service despite legal prohibitions. Under the settlement, they must change screening practices, review vendor recommendations rather than relying on them automatically, submit to two years of compliance reporting, and pay $300,000.
Attorney General Weiser joined a coalition of attorneys general in suing to block new unlawful conditions on Title X funding imposed by HHS, which would penalize states and providers that refuse to abandon nondiscrimination initiatives or conform to the administration's ideological vision of family planning. The lawsuit argues the conditions conflict with federal law, violate the Administrative Procedure Act, and are unconstitutionally vague.
$1.4M
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a settlement with Cobblestone Denver Opco, LLC (Cobblestone Car Wash) over allegations that the company used unfair automatic renewal practices for monthly membership fees. The company failed to provide proper disclosures, notices, terms, and cancellation options, locking over 70,000 consumers into auto-renewal contracts. Cobblestone will pay $1,353,465 in restitution, has already refunded $253,406 to consumers, and must comply with the Colorado Consumer Protection Act, including providing easy-to-access cancellation options and 25-day advance notice of price increases.