Paramount says it will take the Warner Bros merger to the Supreme Court if states block the deal

This article was published on July 14, 2026 Lead trial counsel Jeffrey Kessler told CNBC the company is prepared to escalate as far as necessary after 12 state attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit Paramount vows to fight a 12-state antitrust lawsuit blocking its $110 billion Warner Bros Discovery deal, saying it will go to the Supreme Court. Paramount Skydance is still aiming to close its roughly $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery by the end of September despite a lawsuit filed by 12 state attorneys general seeking to block the deal on antitrust grounds. Jeffrey Kessler, Paramount’s lead trial counsel, told CNBC on Tuesday that the company is prepared to take the matter to the Supreme Court if it faces a prolonged blockade. The coalition, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, filed the suit in federal court on Monday and followed it with a motion for a temporary restraining order later that evening. The lawsuit argues that combining two of Hollywood’s five major film distributors and two of its five major basic cable channel owners would substantially lessen competition across theatrical distribution, cable programming, and the broader entertainment i