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Paramount asks states, WGA to post $1.9B bond to cover merger pause losses
Paramount Skydance on Monday asked the court presiding over the two lawsuits filed to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery to order plaintiffs to cover the losses of its merger delay. Why it matters: The $1.

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Paramount requests states and WGA be required to post $1.9B bond to cover financial losses while Warner Bros. merger remains on hold
Paramount wants a $1.9 billion bond from state AGs fighting the Warner Bros. merger
Paramount Asking States For $1.9B To Cover Cost Of Delayed Warner Bros. Merger
Paramount is seeking more than a billion dollars from opponents who have sued to block its merger with Warner Bros., asking them to cover any costs caused by the delay.

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David Ellison's Paramount wants its WBD merger challengers to put up nearly $1.9 billion
Paramount seeks $1.88 billion bond in Warner Bros. merger antitrust case
California A.G. Rejects $1.88 Billion Paramount Bond, Says Company Wants a ‘Do-Over’ on Merger Delay
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a 12-state coalition to block the merger on the grounds that it will reduce competition in the theatrical and basic cable markets.

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Paramount wants states, WGA to post $1.9B bond to cover merger pause losses
Paramount demands $1.9 billion from states, citing Warner deal delays
Paramount Seeks Settlement With 12 States Blocking Its Merger With Warner Bros.
Paramount accused attorneys general from 12 states of inflicting “harm without benefit to their own constituents.”
Paramount seeks nearly $2B bond from state AGs suing to block Warner Bros. deal
Paramount Skydance on Monday asked a federal judge to require a dozen states challenging its acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery to post a $1.88 billion bond to address the costs of delay in completing a tie-up.
States Sue to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Defying DOJ
A coalition of 12 states filed an antitrust lawsuit on Monday to block the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros., defying the Department of Justice, which approved the deal last month. The coalition,
Judge Halts Paramount, Warner Bros. Merger After States Sue to Block $111 Billion Deal
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
Why 12 States Are Suing To Stop the Warner Bros.-Paramount Merger Over Antitrust Concerns
The Department of Justice approved the merger of two entertainment giants last month, but several states are now aiming to block the $110 billion acquisition. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on July 13 that the state would lead a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in filing an antitrust lawsuit to block Paramount Skydance’s
New York Daily News
12 states challenge Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros, say merger would ‘extinguish competition’
NEW YORK (AP) — Twelve states challenged Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, filing a lawsuit that argues the $81 billion mega merger would “extinguish competition” in Hollywood and threaten jobs across the industry.
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12 State AGs Sue to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger: ‘Protect This Iconic Industry’
A dozen state attorneys general have sued to block Paramount’s “unlawful” pending $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, California AG Rob Bonta announced on Monday. “Today, I am leading 12 states in challenging the proposed merger of ...
States sue to block Paramount/WBD merger that was approved by Trump admin
A group of 12 states led by California sued Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery today in an attempt to block a $111 billion merger that was greenlit by the Trump administration last month.