The WGA and WME have agreed to a six-month postponement of the trial their long-running anti-trust lawsuits against each other, saying in court filings that they “wish to have time to focus on settlement talks without jeopardizing the overall litigation schedule.” They also noted that “certain discovery disputes, motion practice, and the Covid-19 pandemic have created unforeseeable delays in the discovery process.”The trail date had been set for August 24, but with the court’s permission, it now has been extended to Feb.
24, 2022. The WGA has declined comment, but the delay in the trial’s start date is an indication that a deal to end the dispute might be at hand.The delay comes a day after WME said that it’s been in “substantive
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