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States Prepare Lawsuit to Block Paramount’s Merger With Warner Bros.
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States are preparing to stop a very big business merger. This merger is between two large companies: Paramount and Warner Bros. They want to join together. This deal is worth a lot of money, $111 billion.
State officials, called attorneys general, are getting ready. They want to file a lawsuit. A lawsuit is a legal paper to stop something. They plan to do this very soon, maybe this week.
If the states file this lawsuit, it is a big problem for Paramount and Warner Bros. It is a major obstacle for their plan to merge. The states want to stop them from becoming one giant company.
Vocabulary Help
merger
When two or more companies join to become one larger company.
lawsuit
A legal problem or case that a person or company brings to court.
obstacle
Something that makes it difficult to do or achieve something.
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