Writers Guild presses for Aug. 3 injunction hearing in Paramount-Warner US suit
By Flavia Fortes ( July 23, 2026, 20:19 GMT | Insight) -- The Writers Guild of America urged a federal judge to keep its challenge to Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on an expedited track, arguing that its request for a preliminary injunction should be heard during the week of Aug. 3 alongside a parallel lawsuit brought by a coalition of state attorneys general. “Because Defendants have demanded an accelerated timeline, it is their demand that also makes an evidentiary hearing “impractical” in these circumstances,” the guild said.The Writers Guild of America urged a federal judge to keep its challenge to Paramount Skydance's proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on an expedited track, arguing that its request for a preliminary injunction should be heard during the week of Aug. 3 alongside a parallel lawsuit brought by a coalition of state attorneys general....
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