Paramount Argues States’ Antitrust Suit Will ‘Collapse Under Scrutiny’

By Gene Maddaus

Gene Maddaus

Senior Media Writer

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Paramount’s lawyers filed a legal response to the states’ antitrust lawsuit against the Warner Bros. Discovery merger on Friday, sketching out arguments and defenses it may use at a trial next March.

Among other defenses, Paramount’s lawyers said they may claim that the coalition of 12 states lacks the authority to regulate the merger, “which is vested in the U.S. Department of Justice.” However, states do have the authority to bring claims alleging harms caused by conduct violative of federal antitrust law.

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