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Judge to Decide If Paramount Trial Avoided After Settlement Conference

By Drooid · Sep 12, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC · How we work

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Paramount Pictures and California Attorney General Rob Bonta will hold a settlement conference in late October.
Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson will oversee the conference.
Judge Hixson will decide whether the March 2 trial can be avoided.
Paramount faces a $7 million daily fee starting Oct. 1, costing $650 million per quarter.
If the merger fails, Paramount would owe Warner Bros. Discovery a $7 billion termination fee by June 4.

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Paramount Pictures and California Attorney General Rob Bonta will hold a settlement conference in late October.
Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson will oversee the conference.
Judge Hixson will decide whether the March 2 trial can be avoided.
Paramount faces a $7 million daily fee starting Oct. 1, costing $650 million per quarter.
If the merger fails, Paramount would owe Warner Bros. Discovery a $7 billion termination fee by June 4.