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

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

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 in California on Monday temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery from completing their proposed $110 billion merger, granting a 14-day restraining order as a ...

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 ...

The lawsuit from the states alleges that the deal would harm movie theaters, basic cable distributors, and audiences.

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

US court temporarily stops Paramount and Warner Bros merging after 12 states launched legal action.

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

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to halt their $81 billion merger for at least two weeks, allowing states that are challenging the deal more time ...

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

A federal judge in Northern California granted a temporary restraining order halting the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery until an August hearing on the blockbuster ...