12 states file lawsuit to block $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger

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The legal challenge comes a month after the Justice Department announced it had signed off on the blockbuster transaction.

A split composite image showing two water towers, one for Paramount, left, and one for Warner Bros. Studios

The plaintiffs are asking Paramount and Warner Bros. to hold off on closing the merger until after the judicial process wraps.Getty Images file

July 13, 2026, 11:53 AM EDT / Updated July 13, 2026, 2:53 PM EDT

By Daniel Arkin

Twelve 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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