Comcast Loses Bid To Block Experts' Declarations

Law360, New York (June 08, 2009, 12:00 AM ET) -- A federal judge has denied Comcast Corp.'s bid to strike antitrust-related declarations made by three experts in a class action that accuses the cable giant of illegally establishing a monopoly in the Philadelphia area.

Judge John R. Padova's two-page ruling, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, turned aside Comcast's challenge, which was based in the language of the complaint.

The motion, filed April 20, said the plaintiffs, via their expert reports, assert a new claim not pleaded in their complaint. The...
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