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Paramount Challenges States’ Antitrust Suit Over Warner Bros. Discovery Deal: Says States Lack Authority

Paramount filed a legal response on Friday to a 12‑state antitrust suit challenging the Warner Bros. Discovery merger. The company outlined defenses it may use at a trial next March, including a claim that authority to regulate the merger rests with the U.S. Department of Justice (UTC‑based source).

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Paramount filed a legal response on Friday to an antitrust lawsuit brought by a coalition of 12 states challenging the Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

The studio’s lawyers outlined arguments and defenses they may present at a trial scheduled for March next year (organizer’s timezone), including a claim that authority to regulate the merger is vested in the U.S. Department of Justice.

The response also sets out other potential defenses and objections to the states’ allegations. The filing acknowledges that states retain the right to bring claims alleging harms from conduct that violates federal antitrust law.

The filing arrives amid ongoing legal disputes over major media mergers and raises questions that could lead to litigation over jurisdiction and the merits of the antitrust claims.

What we know

  • Paramount filed a response on Friday to an antitrust suit by a coalition of 12 states over the Warner Bros. Discovery merger.
  • The studio asserts it may argue authority to regulate the merger lies with the U.S. Department of Justice (organizer’s timezone).
  • The filing anticipates defenses to be used at a trial scheduled for March next year (organizer’s timezone; UTC equivalent).
  • The response notes states still have the right to bring claims alleging harms from conduct that violates federal antitrust law.

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