Class-action lawsuit alleges Netflix-Warner Bros. deal poses ‘irreparable antitrust injury’

Published December 9, 2025 6:22pm ET



Netflix is facing its first class-action lawsuit after the world’s leading streaming service announced it would buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming businesses in a blockbuster deal that’s expected to be aggressively challenged on antitrust grounds.

The lawsuit, led by Las Vegas resident and HBO Max subscriber Michelle Fendelander, alleges that the pending Netflix-Warner Bros. deal poses “irreparable antitrust injury” to American consumers by reducing competition in the subscription video-on-demand market.

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