By Curtis Eichelberger ( June 3, 2026, 20:52 GMT | Insight) -- California’s mini-Hart-Scott-Rodino law goes into effect Jan. 1, but Paula Blizzard, who runs the state’s antitrust division, said the new law won’t necessarily lead to more antitrust investigations. “We're just going to have the HSR filing without having to do the waivers,” said Blizzard, California’s senior assistant attorney general. “It’s a data processing issue at a certain level.”California’s mini-Hart-Scott-Rodino law goes into effect Jan. 1, but Paula Blizzard, who runs the state’s antitrust division, said the new law won’t necessarily lead to more antitrust investigations....
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