A temporary restraining order was granted, setting up a battle over a more concrete injunction as the states pursue their antitrust case through June 2027 ...

The ruling comes after a coalition of 12 states sued to block the deal, arguing it would harm consumers and the entertainment industry.

A federal court issued a 14-day restraining order, siding with states that argue the massive media merger violates antitrust laws.

The Writers Guild of America is piling on in the effort to immediately stop Paramount Skydance's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Early Wednesday, the union filed a motion seeking a preliminary ...

US District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín in Oakland on Monday ordered the companies to hold off on consummating the deal for 14 days.

Paramount’s $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery has been postponed until the conclusion of a trial, a delay the studio says could cost it millions of dollars. By Lauren Hirsch and ...

A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the proposed $110bn (£85bn) merger between media giants Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros Discovery. The decision follows a lawsuit brought by a coalition ...

Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has hit a roadblock after a judge temporarily paused the deal in response to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of 12 state ...

District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín granted a temporary restraining order request by a coalition of 12 state attorneys general, led by California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, to freeze the deal ...

A federal judge today ordered Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $111 billion merger, handing an early win to states that sued to block the deal. The ruling granted a ...

A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $81 billion merger for at least two ...

A judge is pausing Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger as a California-led antitrust lawsuit moves forward.