Oregon AG Drops 60-Day Bid to Delay Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
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Updated · Deadline · Jul 11
Oregon AG Drops 60-Day Bid to Delay Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jul 11
Summary
Dan Rayfield withdrew Oregon’s demand for Paramount records and his court bid to postpone the merger’s closing by 60 days, easing an immediate legal threat ahead of a Monday hearing.
Paramount had refused to comply, arguing the requests were disproportionate and that lobbying records were irrelevant to whether the deal violates Oregon antitrust law.
Rayfield’s office said Paramount was wasting state resources and that the motion was pulled so Oregon could consider next steps rather than continue the current fight.
The abandoned demand sought documents on Paramount’s lobbying of federal officials and on “Project Warrior,” an internal effort tied to winning regulatory approval.
The retreat does not end scrutiny of the transaction: California Attorney General Rob Bonta and other state attorneys general are still said to be weighing a broader legal challenge.