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The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Antitrust Trial Opens

03/02/2027 - 03/19/2027

Phillip Burton Federal Building & United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, United States

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Merger Challenge
Paramount Skydance
Warner Bros. Discovery
Writers Guild of America

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The court fixed the dates: the trial is set to begin Tuesday 2 March 2027 and run 12 court days, ending 19 March, with a final pretrial conference on 24 February 2027.^[1]

Start: Mar 2, 202775% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Antitrust Trial Opens

Twelve state attorneys general led by California's Rob Bonta, and separately the Writers Guild of America, get their day in court against Paramount Skydance's $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin set 12 court days, and the merger is on hold behind the result.

The trial runs from 2 March to 19 March 2027, with a final pretrial conference on 24 February 2027. [S]
Two suits were filed in mid-July 2026 - a coalition of state attorneys general and the Writers Guild of America - both seeking to stop the deal. [S]
Waiting costs money: the deal carries a ticking fee of about $1.06bn while the case runs. [S]
Paramount's position is that the transaction "is lawful, pro-competitive, and raises no antitrust concerns"; Bonta's office calls it "a clear-cut antitrust case". [S]

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screendaily.com/news/paramount-wbd-merger-antitrust-trial-scheduled-for-march-2027/5219113.article
screendaily.com· Posted Sep 21, 2026· Starts Mar 2, 2027 ✓· Ends Mar 19, 2027 ✓· 50% of score
The court fixed the dates: the trial is set to begin Tuesday 2 March 2027 and run 12 court days, ending 19 March, with a final pretrial conference on 24 February 2027.
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Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Antitrust Trial Set for March 2027
thewrap.com· Added Sep 21, 2026· 50% of score
A second report of the same scheduling order, independently confirming the March 2027 trial date.^[1]

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