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The CAA-Range Finale, Zaz’s $500M Beef & Trump’s Media Damages Calculator

A look ahead at the most consequential media lawsuits and legal crises that will come to their conclusion in 2026.

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Any day now, a JAMS arbitration panel will issue a final award in the increasingly personal war between CAA and C.E.O. Bryan Lourd, and the former agents who defected to help launch Range Media. Photo: Rebecca Smeyne/Getty Images
Eriq Gardner
December 30, 2025

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A couple of weeks ago, I highlighted a few of the blockbuster A.I.-related legal developments I’ll be tracking in the new year. But astonishingly, not everything that matters in 2026 will fall within the ambit of Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Bob Iger, or the “Magnificent Seven” [sic] tech companies. The new year promises a docket stuffed with thorny court battles, personal grudge matches, and unpredictable decisions from the bench—all of which, of course, I’ll be covering in real time as they unfold. Herewith, an early peek behind the curtain…