What’s Next for Paramount-Warner Bros. as State AGs Sue; Columbia University’s Eric Talley on Why the Case May Lead to Merger Concessions
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The episode discusses the lawsuit by state AGs against the Paramount-Warner Bros. takeover and the implications for merger concessions.
On today’s episode, Variety ’s Gene Maddaus explains the legal rationale behind the lawsuit filed July 13 by 12 state attorneys general to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. takeover. And Columbia University Law School professor Eric Talley breaks down the power the AGs have to wield and why they will use the pressure of litigation to demand concessions from Paramount. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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