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‘This Merger Would Destroy Competition’: Letitia James Leads Multistate Antitrust Lawsuit Seeking to Block $110 Billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal

Jul 17, 2026

Coalition of 12 attorneys general argues proposed merger violates the Clayton Act by reducing competition across film, television, streaming, and cable markets. New York Attorney General Letitia James has spearheaded a multistate antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Paramount Skydance Corp.’s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the transaction would unlawfully consolidate power…
Opposition to Proposed $110 Billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Intensifies As Andrea Joy Campbell Joins States in Antitrust Suit

Jul 14, 2026

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has joined a coalition of 12 state attorneys general in filing a federal antitrust lawsuit challenging the proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. by Paramount Skydance Corporation, arguing the transaction would substantially lessen competition in violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act. The lawsuit, filed…

‘This Merger Would Destroy Competition’: Letitia James Leads Multistate Antitrust Lawsuit Seeking to Block $110 Billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal