Paramount settles lawsuits with 12 US states, clearing way for Warner merger
Though the merger was approved by the justice department in June, a coalition of 12 states led by California filed a lawsuit to block it in July. Composite: AP, Bauer Griffin/GC ImagesView image in fullscreenThough the merger was approved by the justice department in June, a coalition of 12 states led by California filed a lawsuit to block it in July. An official announcement about the settlement is expected later on Monday.‘Laws were broken’: multistate effort to stop Paramount’s $111bn merger heads to courtRead moreParamount reportedly agreed that CBS and CNN would maintain independent editorial boards under the merger.
- ▪Though the merger was approved by the justice department in June, a coalition of 12 states led by California filed a lawsuit to block it in July.
- ▪Composite: AP, Bauer Griffin/GC ImagesView image in fullscreenThough the merger was approved by the justice department in June, a coalition of 12 states led by California filed a lawsuit to block it in July.
- ▪An official announcement about the settlement is expected later on Monday.‘Laws were broken’: multistate effort to stop Paramount’s $111bn merger heads to courtRead moreParamount reportedly agreed that CBS and CNN would maintain independent
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Though the merger was approved by the justice department in June, a coalition of 12 states led by California filed a lawsuit to block it in July. Composite: AP, Bauer Griffin/GC ImagesView image in fullscreenThough the merger was approved by the justice department in June, a coalition of 12 states led by California filed a lawsuit to block it in July. Composite: AP, Bauer Griffin/GC ImagesBusinessParamount settles lawsuits with 12 US states, clearing way for Warner mergerStates including California and New York sued over concerns of ‘extinguishing competition’ with $81bn mergerGaya Gupta and Uwa Ede-OsifoMon 21 Sep 2026 12.52 EDTLast modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 12.53 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleParamount has reached a settlement with California and several other states that sued…
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