{"id":3201,"date":"2026-07-11T22:44:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T18:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/oregons-attorney-general-withdraws-effort-to-delay-paramount-and-warner-bros-merger\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T22:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T18:44:12","slug":"oregons-attorney-general-withdraws-effort-to-delay-paramount-and-warner-bros-merger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/oregons-attorney-general-withdraws-effort-to-delay-paramount-and-warner-bros-merger\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon\u2019s Attorney General withdraws effort to delay Paramount and Warner Bros. merger"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Paramount logo on a pink background.\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: The Verge\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/STKB385_PARAMOUNT_D.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield had been seeking documents from Paramount related to its<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/886478\/warner-bros-discovery-paramount-merger-agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> takeover<\/a> of Warner Bros. Discovery. Rayfield also asked a state circuit court judge to delay the closing of the deal by 60 days so that his office could review the documents. But according to <em>Deadline<\/em> and<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2026\/film\/news\/oregon-paramount-warner-bros-merger-drops-delay-1236807068\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <em>Variety<\/em><\/a>, he&rsquo;s now dropped his civil investigative demand for the records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obviously, Paramount is pleased with Rayfield&rsquo;s decision to withdraw his request, but the AG&rsquo;s office isn&rsquo;t exactly satisfied with the outcome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jenny Hansson, communications director for Rayfield, told<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/07\/paramount-warner-bros-oregon-attorney-general-motion-1236979773\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <em>Deadline<\/em><\/a> that, \u00ab\u00a0Paramount made it clear that they weren&rsquo;t going to compl \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/964493\/oregons-ag-delay-paramount-warner-bros-merger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield had been seeking documents from Paramount related to its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. 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