Eight Zoom boxes, each occupied by lawyers for Paramount or California, flanked the judge on the screen. A month ago, they were locked in a bruising legal showdown, with both sides looking for an edge in the lawsuit challenging the creation of Hollywood’s next entertainment and media colossus. This time, they shared the same goal: convincing the court that the settlement is fair and should be accepted. Lawyers for Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery had little to say during Thursday’s hearing. Paula Blizzard, the lead attorney for California Attorney General Rob Bonta, did most of the talking. She ended the proceeding with an…
