--- title: Paramount says it will take the Warner Bros merger to... description: Paramount Skydance is pushing forward with its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery despite a lawsuit filed by 12 state attorneys general seeking... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/paramount-says-it-will-take-the-warner-bros-merger-to-the-supreme-court-if-states-block-the-deal-73utmjdva twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Paramount says it will take the Warner Bros merger to the Supreme Court if states block the deal | daily.dev og:description: Paramount Skydance is pushing forward with its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery despite a lawsuit filed by 12 state attorneys general seeking... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/paramount-says-it-will-take-the-warner-bros-merger-to-the-supreme-court-if-states-block-the-deal-73utmjdva og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/73utMJDVa.png og:image:alt: Paramount says it will take the Warner Bros merger to the Supreme Court if states block the deal og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Paramount says it will take the Warner Bros merger to the Supreme Court if states block the deal **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Paramount Skydance is pushing forward with its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery despite a lawsuit filed by 12 state attorneys general seeking to block the deal on antitrust grounds. Lead counsel Jeffrey Kessler told CNBC the company is prepared to take the fight to the Supreme Court if necessary, and still aims to close by September. The coalition, led by California AG Rob Bonta, argues the merger would reduce competition in theatrical distribution and cable programming. The deal already cleared the DOJ's Antitrust Division in June, making the state challenge a direct rebuke of that federal finding. Financial stakes are high: if the deal doesn't close by September 30, Paramount owes Warner Bros Discovery shareholders roughly $650 million per quarter in ticking fees. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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