AG Brown and coalition force landmark concessions in $110 Billion Paramount-Warner merger

SEATTLE — A coalition of 12 state attorneys general, including Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, announced a landmark settlement on Monday, September 21, resolving a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Paramount Skydance Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery. The agreement establishes a sweeping consent decree that imposes strict conditions on the companies’ proposed $110 billion mega-merger, to […]

Washingtonians to get automatic payouts in $700M Google Play monopoly settlement

SEATTLE—Millions of Android users across the United States, including thousands in Washington state, will soon see money hit their PayPal or Venmo accounts as part of a $700 million settlement with Google over alleged monopolistic control of the Google Play Store. Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced Tuesday that the payment process has officially begun […]