Paramount Lawyers Respond to States' Antitrust Suit Over Skydance Merger

Paramount's lawyers filed a legal response on Friday to the antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 states against its proposed merger with Skydance Media. The filing, submitted in federal court, argues that the merger does not violate antitrust laws and that the states' claims lack merit.

The states, led by California and New York, have alleged that the combination would harm competition in the streaming and entertainment markets. Paramount has maintained that the deal would benefit consumers and that the lawsuit