WGA filing lawsuit to block Paramount’s $81B WBD merger in latest acquisition challenge
Business WGA filing lawsuit to block Paramount’s $81B WBD merger in latest acquisition challenge By Associated Press Published July 14, 2026, 9:03 p.m. Add The New York Post on Google The Writers Guild of America became the latest group to challenge Paramount’s $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, filing a lawsuit that seeks to block the merger on the grounds it would cause “specific harm” to movie and TV writers working across the U.S.
- ▪Business WGA filing lawsuit to block Paramount’s $81B WBD merger in latest acquisition challenge By Associated Press Published July 14, 2026, 9:03 p.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google The Writers Guild of America became the latest group to challenge Paramount’s $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
- ▪Discovery on Tuesday, filing a lawsuit that seeks to block the merger on the grounds it would cause “specific harm” to movie and TV writers working across the U.S.
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