Paramount Lawyer Expects The Company To Close WBD Merger On Time Despite Lawsuits; Supreme Court Appeal In Play

Despite Monday’s antitrust lawsuit by the attorneys general of California, New York and 10 other states, Paramount lawyer Jeffrey Kessler says the Warner Bros. Discovery merger can still close on time. “The plan is still to close this quarter before the end of September,” the company’s lead trial counsel told CNBC host David Faber in…