The $16 million settlement over an interview CBS' 60 Minutes conducted last fall with then-Vice President Kamala Harris smooths the path for Redstone and Paramount to secure the approval of the Federal Communications Commission to sell the company to Skydance Media.
As part of the settlement, Paramount also agreed that 60 Minutes will release transcripts of interviews with presidential candidates in the future, although they may be redacted due to legal or national security concerns.
Healthline Media LLC will pay $1.55 million in penalties for privacy violations under a pending settlement with California Attorney General Rob Bonta. The settlement is the largest for violations under the California Consumer Privacy Act. The website publisher did not allow consumers to opt out of targeted advertising, and it shared data without proper protections.
MWD Board Chair Adán Ortega Jr. said the litigation had for too long complicated the relationship between his agency, which delivers water for 19 million people, and the San Diego County Water Authority, which is a member of MWD and supplies water for 3.3 million people.
The California Attorney General's Office confirmed that emails regarding the settlement payments were legitimate, directing recipients to claim their share via Venmo or Zelle.