A coalition of states has sued to block the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros., though the Department of Justice approved the deal last month.

The deal already cleared federal regulators, but now faces a challenge from a coalition of 12 states.

California is among the states suing to block Paramount from buying Warner Bros. Discovery in a Hollywood mega-merger that would unite some of the nation's largest movie studios…

A group of Democratic states is challenging Trump’s Department of Justice to block Paramount’s takeover.

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…

California and eleven states are suing to block Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. They allege the deal would lessen competition in film distribution and cable…

The legal challenge comes a month after the Justice Department announced it had signed off on the blockbuster transaction.

A coalition of states has sued to block the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros., though the Department of Justice approved the deal last month.

Twelve states have sued to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, kicking off a high-stakes antitrust battle that could impede the media mega-merger.

A victory for the states could stop Paramount's effort to become a theatrical giant in a case that will define entertainment and media for years to come.

The lawsuit could derail or delay the closing of the deal, which could cost Paramount hundreds of millions of dollars.

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…

The suit poses a new challenge to the $110 billion deal that would unite two of the nation's largest media companies.

Twelve Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit to block Paramount's $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, challenging the DOJ-approved

California and 11 other US states on Monday sued to block Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, calling the largest merger in Hollywood history a…

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

The DOJ cleared Paramount's Warner Bros. Discovery takeover without conditions. Twelve states say it violates the Clayton Act.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta brought the civil action one month after the Department of Justice approved the merger.

AG: Deal will bring "higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and TV."

The states claim the $110bn acquisition would limit competition in the TV and film industries.

Led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the case alleges the deal is illegal under antitrust law.