(The Center Square) – State attorneys general are not the only ones suing to block the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance.
The Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East (jointly WGA) have also filed a lawsuit to block the $110 billion deal. WGA claims the deal violates federal antitrust law and will harm writers in several ways.
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