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United States of America et al v. Dish Network LLC

  1. December 07, 2020

    Dish To Pay $210M Telemarketing Penalty To Feds, 4 States

    Dish Network has agreed to pay $210 million to settle a more than decadelong lawsuit brought by the federal government and four states saying the company is responsible for millions of unlawful telemarketing calls made on its behalf, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday.

  2. August 10, 2017

    Dish Can't Reduce 'Oppressive' $280M Judgment, Judge Rules

    An Illinois federal court shut the door Thursday on Dish Network's pleas to reduce an "oppressive" $280 million judgment and pare back an "extraordinarily onerous" injunction handed down over Dish's telemarketing practices, saying it would clarify certain language but otherwise leave the substance of its earlier ruling intact.

  3. July 05, 2017

    Dish Asks Judge To Reduce 'Oppressive' $280M Judgment

    Dish Network asked an Illinois federal court on Monday to reduce the $280 million judgment it was hit with last month for violating do-not-call laws and to pare back an "extraordinarily onerous" injunction against similar behavior that was handed down alongside it.

  4. June 26, 2017

    Judge Pauses $280M TCPA Penalty Against Dish

    Dish Network won a pause on a $280 million judgment against the company for violations of do-not-call laws when an Illinois federal judge granted its request for more time to launch its appeal, according to an order on Monday.

  5. June 14, 2017

    Dish Seeks Emergency Stay Of $280M TCPA Penalty

    Dish Network on Tuesday asked for a temporary stay of a $280 million judgment against it for violations of do-not-call laws, saying it needs more time to prepare its appeal.

  6. June 08, 2017

    $280M Dish TCPA Penalty May Make Settling More Attractive

    The record $280 million penalty Dish Network incurred in a suit brought by the Federal Trade Commission and several states over millions of unlawful telemarketing calls is likely to embolden both regulators and private plaintiffs — and make telemarketers even more leery of fighting Telephone Consumer Protection Act claims.

  7. June 05, 2017

    Dish Hit With $280M Penalty In TCPA Suit By Feds, States

    An Illinois federal judge permanently blocked Dish Network from making illegal calls in violation of do-not-call laws on Monday and simultaneously awarded $280 million to the federal government and the states of California, Illinois, North Carolina and Ohio.

  8. February 13, 2017

    Dish Says TCPA Verdict In NC Has No Bearing On Ill. Case

    Dish Network LLC told an Illinois federal judge Friday that a $20.5 million jury award last month in a North Carolina Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action has no bearing on an ongoing suit against the company in Illinois.

  9. October 17, 2016

    Dish Slams Gov't Bid For Sanctions In Telemarketing Row

    Dish Network LLC struck back Monday at the government's request that the satellite cable provider be sanctioned in a long-running dispute over supposedly unauthorized telemarketing calls, telling an Illinois federal court that it is obliged to defend itself.

  10. October 13, 2016

    Gov't., Dish Network Not Allowed New Evidence In TCPA Suit

    An Illinois federal judge Wednesday barred the federal government and four states suing Dish Network LLC and Dish itself from introducing new evidence in a case alleging the satellite TV provider's telemarketing calls violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

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