A judge in Delaware Chancery Court calls for the case to be completed before FCC review of the merger finishes in early April

A Delaware judge on Thursday declined to issue an order to temporarily halt the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media. But in the ruling, Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick agreed to set a “break-neck pace” for an investor suit that seeks to block the deal in favor of a competing bid from Project Rise Partners.

A U.S. judge in Delaware is willing to consider allegations brought against Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) (NASDAQ:PARAA) in a lawsuit that says the media conglomerate's $8B sale to David Ellison's Skydance Media should be blocked from closing because it short-changes public shareholders,

A Delaware Chancery Court judge has agreed to expedite a suit by a group New York City pension funds that are shareholders of Paramount Global against would be merger partners Par and Skydance, but denied their request for a temporary restraining order while the case plays out.