Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield’s office withdraws a court effort to delay the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger and also drops an associated demand for records, according to filings and company statements reported by multiple outlets. Rayfield had sought access to documents from Paramount connected to the company’s pursuit of federal approval for the approximately $110–$111 billion deal. He also asked a state circuit court judge in Multnomah County, Portland, to postpone the merger’s closing by 60 days so the state could review the materials.
Variety and The Verge report that the attorney general’s office withdraws its motion, with the filings indicating the transaction could close as soon as July 22. Deadline adds that Oregon also withdraws a civil investigative demand seeking records from Paramount. Business Standard similarly states that the state is considering next steps after the dispute over document access.
Across the reports, the central points are that Oregon’s legal actions intended to pause the merger and compel document production are now withdrawn, and the deal’s closing timeline is left to proceed, potentially on an expedited schedule.
