This article was published on July 13, 2026 The DOJ cleared the $110bn merger without conditions. California and eleven others say it breaks the Clayton Act, and they may be the last check left. A dozen states have sued to block Paramount Skydance’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The suit, led by California attorney general Rob Bonta, was filed in federal court in California’s Northern District, CNBC reports. The timing is pointed. The Justice Department approved the roughly $110bn deal last month without conditions or divestitures, after an eight-month review. The states are, in effect, doing what the federal government declined to do. It was flagged as a possibility last week, and now it has happened. The complaint alleges a violation of the Clayton Act, which bars mergers likely to substantially lessen competition. It identifies three markets. Those are wide-release theatrical distribution, top-grossing or blockbuster theatrical distribution, and basic cable licensing. The states put the combined company at 27% of wide-release distribution, 30% of anticipated blockbusters, and 27% of the basic cable bundle. Bonta framed the harm in consumer terms. The merger would mean high
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Various legal actions have been taken to prevent Paramount from completing its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. But the state attorney generals involved have been joined by other parties looking to block this merger,…
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Various legal actions have been taken to prevent Paramount from completing its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. But the state attorney generals involved have been joined by other parties looking to…
Read original at Gizmodo →Lawyers for the 12-state coalition trying to block the ParamountâWarner Bros. Discovery deal argued in court on Friday that a temporary restraining order (TRO) is necessary to stop the companies from completing the…
Read original at CNN →Attorneys general from 12 states are suing to block the Paramount-Warner Bros deal they say violates antitrust law A last-ditch effort to block the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is…
Read original at The Guardian →Executives involved in the pending ParamountâWarner Bros. Discovery deal expect that a judge will hit pause on the takeover plan in the coming days. Officially, itâs anyoneâs guess what the court will do in…
Read original at CNN →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…
Read original at The Next Web →A legal battle over Paramountâs takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, CNNâs parent company, is underway. A coalition of 12 state attorneys general has filed an antitrust lawsuit and laid out their arguments; Paramount…
Read original at CNN →This article was published on July 13, 2026 The DOJ cleared the $110bn merger without conditions. California and eleven others say it breaks the Clayton Act, and they may be the last check left. A dozen states have sued…
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Various legal actions have been taken to prevent Paramount from completing its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. But the state attorney generals involved have been joined by other parties looking to block this merger,…
View source →Lawyers for the 12-state coalition trying to block the ParamountâWarner Bros. Discovery deal argued in court on Friday that a temporary restraining order (TRO) is necessary to stop the companies from completing the merger. Judge Araceli…
View source →Attorneys general from 12 states are suing to block the Paramount-Warner Bros deal they say violates antitrust law A last-ditch effort to block the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is heading to court as 12…
View source →Executives involved in the pending ParamountâWarner Bros. Discovery deal expect that a judge will hit pause on the takeover plan in the coming days. Officially, itâs anyoneâs guess what the court will do in response to a request by…
View source →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…
View source →A legal battle over Paramountâs takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, CNNâs parent company, is underway. A coalition of 12 state attorneys general has filed an antitrust lawsuit and laid out their arguments; Paramount executives have…
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