Judge Sets March 2027 Trial for Paramount-Warner Bros. Antitrust Suit
A judge has scheduled the antitrust trial concerning the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for March 2027. While David Ellison's team remains open to settlement, they express confidence in winning at trial.
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Judge Sets Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Trial for March
Paramount, which struck a $111 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros., had requested a November trial for an antitrust lawsuit brought by state attorneys general.
By Benjamin Mullin
Read full article →Judge Sets Paramount-Warner Bros. Antitrust Trial for March 2027
The judge hearing the antitrust case seeking to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger has issued a preliminary scheduling order, with a trial set to start in March 2027 — considerably later than Paramount was hoping for. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin on Tuesday issued a ruling that said the trial will run a total of 12 […]
By Todd Spangler
Read full article →Paramount-Warner Bros. Trial to Start in March 2027 in Blow to David Ellison’s Team
The trial is set to begin roughly five months after Paramount starts paying a ticking fee of roughly $7 million per day to Warners shareholders.
By Winston Cho
Read full article →David Ellison Says Paramount Is “Absolutely Open” To Settling WBD Antitrust Suit, But “We Will Win At Trial”
Paramount CEO David Ellison says he is “absolutely open” to settling an antitrust lawsuit against the company’s pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery but is also glad to proceed to a trial. Speaking for many during the company’s second-quarter earnings call, one Wall Street analyst asked what will happen if the pending $110 billion deal […]
By Dade Hayes
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