12 states file lawsuit to block $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
- July 13, 2026, 11:53 AM EDT / Updated July 13, 2026, 2:53 PM EDTBy Daniel ArkinTwelve state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
- Discovery, arguing that the combined Hollywood giant would damage economic competition in the entertainment and media industries.
- The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has launched a legal challenge to prevent the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros.
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- July 13, 2026, 11:53 AM EDT / Updated July 13, 2026, 2:53 PM EDTBy Daniel ArkinTwelve state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
- Discovery, arguing that the combined Hollywood giant would damage economic competition in the entertainment and media industries.
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- The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has launched a legal challenge to prevent the proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros.
Sources: NBC News, The Independent