UPDATE 2-U.S. judge says AT&T-Time Warner merger trial may last 8 weeks
March 15, 2018 at 16:53 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said on Thursday a trial to decide if AT&T's $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner Inc is legal under U.S. antitrust law may last six to eight weeks, significantly longer than previously forecast.