Paramount has enlisted noted sports attorney Jeffrey Kessler to defend its merger with WBD against mounting antitrust litigation.

Multiple state attorneys general are expected to file a lawsuit challenging the merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, David Faber reports.

Rob Bonta, the California attorney general, argues that the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger will jack up prices and lead to fewer movies nad TV shows.

Twelve state attorneys general sued to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, but the company says it can close by September.

Paramount has enlisted noted sports attorney Jeffrey Kessler to defend its merger with WBD against mounting antitrust litigation.