Oregon's attorney general seeks a court order to pause Paramount's acquisition bid for Warner Bros. The state claims Paramount withheld crucial records regarding its lobbying efforts. Paramount states the requested information is irrelevant to antitrust law compliance. Other states are also preparing to sue and block the proposed merger.

Oregon's attorney general seeks a court order to pause Paramount's acquisition bid for Warner Bros. The state claims Paramount withheld crucial records regarding its lobbying…

While Paramount has told the state it will not close the deal before July 16, Attorney General Dan Rayfield said he will ask a Multnomah County court to order the company to hand…