Less than 1: PM Edition, July 24

This evening on Less than 1: Paramount Skydance agreed to delay closing its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery while California and other states pursue their antitrust challenge, California's 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled MICRA's damages cap does not apply to a nursing home's custodial neglect of an elderly resident, and a federal judge denied Visa's bid to sanction plaintiffs' lawyers in the Pornhub trafficking litigation. Also: Two small businesses challenge the Trump administration's latest tariffs, and former Supreme Court advocate Thomas Goldstein is sentenced to six years in prison.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Paramount Skydance agrees to delay merger pending antitrust case
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393269-paramount-skydance-agrees-to-delay-merger-pending-court-ruling

Court revives $1.837 million elder neglect verdict, rejects MICRA damages cap
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393265-court-revives-1-837m-elder-neglect-verdict-rejects-micra-damages-cap

Visa loses bid to sanction plaintiffs' lawyers in Pornhub trafficking suits
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393266-visa-loses-bid-to-sanction-plaintiffs-lawyers-in-pornhub-trafficking-suits

(New York Times) Small businesses sue Trump administration over latest tariffs
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/business/trump-tariffs-small-businesses-lawsuit.html

(Wall Street Journal) Former Supreme Court advocate Thomas Goldstein sentenced to six years in prison
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/former-star-supreme-court-lawyer-gets-six-year-sentence-in-tax-case-6bbd7c07?mod=hp_lead_pos6