Consumers are appealing a lower court's dismissal of their class action lawsuit against AbbVie over alleged inflated Humira prices and illegal kickbacks to PBMs. The lawsuit claims AbbVie engaged in a scheme involving a 'phony list price,' 'massive undisclosed rebates' to PBMs, and 'shadow pricing'
CNN, MS NOW, and Politico have sued the Trump administration over a White House press ban, with a federal judge — the same one who ordered Jim Acosta's credentials restored in 2018, set to hear their emergency request Wednesday, as major broadcast networks suspend pool coverage of the president in solidarity.
Paramount Skydance Corporation settled with a group of state attorneys general, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, on Monday, regarding their efforts to block the $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, which the states had sued to block in July. The settlement requires the combined entity to significantly increase domestic production, committing to spend at least $300 million more annually on U.S.-based production, including in Los Angeles and Hollywood, for five years. This includes producing 30 movies in the first two years and 32 in the subsequent three, with at least four independent films annually, alongside honoring collective bargaining agreements, establishing an independent film fund, and contributing $9.5 million annually for workforce training and community arts organizations. Furthermore, the agreement mandates the creation of a news editorial independence board for CBS News and CNN and requires separate negotiation of cable packages for Paramount and Warner Bros.
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema has ordered Google to implement behavioral remedies and a monitoring plan for its ad tech operations. The court rejected the Department of Justice's request for structural remedies, such as divestiture, deeming behavioral changes sufficient.
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