Investing.com -- A coalition of states led by California secured a pause on Monday of Paramount's planned $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. U.S. Distric Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín ordered the companies to temporarily pause the deal. The states argued that allowing the deal to close would lead Paramount to begin cutting jobs and sharing sensitive information with Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Related articlesCourt temporarily pauses Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros.