1 of 2 | A hearing in a lawsuit seeking to block the merger of Warner Bros. and Paramount is scheduled for Aug. 3. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
July 20 (UPI) -- Twelve state attorneys general won a court order on Monday to halt Paramount's merger with Warner Bros. for at least 14 days.
U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in the Northern District of California granted a temporary restraining order to a coalition of 12 states, including New York and California, in their lawsuit to block Paramount's purchase of Warner Bros.
A hearing in the case is scheduled for Aug. 3
The states are suing Paramount Skydance alleging that the merger violates antitrust laws.
