Iowa AG Moves to Take California to The Supreme Court To Stop Its Paramount Lawsuit & Limit Its Power
Bird says the merger would create a stronger streaming rival and could save $6 billion, while California’s lawsuit delays a deal already approved by 68 regulators.
- On Tuesday, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced plans to take California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the state of California directly to the United States Supreme Court over the state's antitrust lawsuit against the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.
- California leads a coalition of 12 states seeking to block the $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. acquisition, an effort Bird argues represents regulatory overreach that attempts to dictate national streaming market outcomes for the entire country.
- Arguing the merger would enhance competition against Netflix, Disney, and Amazon, Bird contends the lawsuit wastes funds—noting Paramount faces roughly $7 million daily contractual payments while the trial remains in limbo until March 2027.
- Bonta reiterated on Monday that the state attorneys general are "not interested" in behavioral remedies, maintaining the lawsuit is a straightforward antitrust enforcement action rather than an interstate dispute as Bird characterizes it.
- The legal battle creates uncertainty before the June 4, 2027, contractual expiration date when Warner Bros. can walk away from the merger, though it remains unclear if Bird has formally filed paperwork to initiate the Supreme Court process.
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As we’ve been noting, billionaire Larry Ellison’s effort to dominate what’s left of corporate media is facing some headwinds after 12 states filed an antitrust lawsuit against his planned $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Brothers. As we’ve also noted, this is a giant turd of a deal, the debt from which will indisputably […]
Iowa and Montana attorneys general ask SCOTUS to block Paramount-WBD antitrust lawsuit
(KYMA) - Two Republican attorneys general filed a motion with the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) regarding an antitrust lawsuit blocking Paramount Skydance's proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). In a court document filed Tuesday, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Montana Attorney Austin Knudsen is asking SCOTUS to stop the antitrust lawsuit, claiming it's a "politicized enforcement action." "This case is about the legal limits on polit…
States Move to Stop Bonta’s Paramount Merger Lawsuit — Could Go Before Supreme Court
California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s effort to stop Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has suddenly become a fight between states — and Iowa and Montana are asking the United States Supreme Court to intervene. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a motion Wednesday asking the Supreme Court to halt the antitrust lawsuit being pursued by Bonta and 11 other states against the…
Iowa and Montana plot taking Paramount merger to Supreme Court
Iowa and Montana are planning to ask the Supreme Court to intervene in the fight over Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing California and 11 other states should not be allowed to block a transaction with nationwide consequences. The Republican-led states asked the justices for permission to sue California, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New Yor…
Los Angeles (USA), Aug 26 (EFE).- The Attorneys General of Iowa and Montana filed a motion before the U.S. Supreme Court to block the antitrust lawsuit filed by 12 other states of the country against Paramount, considering it to be a politicized action. The motion requests an attached lawsuit with which the "politicized coercive action that seeks to block the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) can be stopped," reads the documen…
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