Paramount reaches deal with states to settle their case challenging Warner buyout, AP source says

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Associated Press, as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) · September 21, 2026 · 1 min read

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Skydance-owned Paramount reached a settlement Monday with a group of state attorneys general that had sued to challenge the company’s buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery, effectively paving the way for the mega merger to move forward, a person familiar with the matter told the AP. The person was not...

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