MDL 2048 Cox Enterprises Inc Set-Top Cable Television Box Antitrust Litigation

  1. November 17, 2015

    Cox Antitrust Bellwether Plaintiffs Appeal Vacated $6M Verdict

    A class of plaintiffs in a bellwether case in an antitrust multidistrict litigation against Cox Communications appealed to the Tenth Circuit Tuesday an order overturning the $6.31 million previously awarded to them, after a judge found they presented no evidence showing that competitors were blocked from the market.

  2. November 12, 2015

    Cox $6M Verdict Defeat Echoes Across Cable Antitrust MDLs

    An Oklahoma federal judge's decision Thursday to overturn a $6.31 million jury verdict in an antitrust bellwether against Cox Communications cues up a high-stakes appeal that could influence class actions nationwide accusing Cox and other cable providers of illegally tying set-top box rentals to premium cable services.

  3. November 12, 2015

    Cox Gets $6M Verdict Overturned In Cable Box Bellwether

    A federal judge on Thursday overturned a $6.31 million verdict against Cox Communications in a closely watched antitrust trial, saying a jury was wrong to find that Cox had pushed out competitors in the Oklahoma City market where it was accused of forcing cable subscribers to rent its own set-top box.

  4. October 30, 2015

    Cox Subscribers' Bellwether Win Will Serve As MDL Blueprint

    Cable subscribers who won a jury trial Thursday against Cox Communications over premium cable services tied to set-top boxes fell far short of the damages they sought, but the $6.31 million verdict will nonetheless serve as a blueprint for plaintiffs in upcoming trials throughout Cox's 17 other markets.

  5. October 29, 2015

    Jury Awards Cox Subscribers $6M In Cable Box Antitrust Suit

    An Oklahoma federal jury on Thursday concluded that Cox Communications Inc. had violated antitrust law by tying premium cable services to set-top box rentals, awarding subscribers $6.31 million in damages that can be trebled, according to the plaintiffs' attorney.

  6. October 28, 2015

    Jury Deliberations Drag On In Cox Antitrust Bellwether

    Jurors considering claims that Cox Communications Inc. overcharged premium-cable subscribers by forcing them to rent Cox's own set-top box failed to reach a verdict Wednesday, but broke their two-day silence with a first note to the judge.

  7. October 26, 2015

    Cox Cable-Box Antitrust Bellwether Goes To Jury

    Jury deliberations began Monday in a bellwether antitrust trial over Cox Communication Inc.'s alleged practice of tying premium cable services to its set-top box rentals, after attorneys for cable subscribers closed their case by saying Cox has waged a campaign of deception to boost profits.

  8. October 23, 2015

    Cox Cable Subscribers Slam Bid To Cut Antitrust Trial Short

    The cable subscribers accusing Cox Communications of illegally tying premium cable service to the rental of set-top boxes urged an Oklahoma federal court Friday to reject the cable giant's motion for judgment in the bellwether antitrust trial, saying Cox simply rehashed previously rejected arguments.

  9. October 22, 2015

    Cox Seeks Win On Day 6 Of Bellwether Antitrust Trial

    Cox Communications Inc. urged an Oklahoma federal judge Wednesday to cut short a bellwether antitrust trial accusing the cable provider of illegally tying premium cable service to rental of its set-top boxes, saying customers hadn't proven their case as the trial entered its sixth day.

  10. October 13, 2015

    Cox Customer Balks At Jury Instruction In Antitrust Bellwether

    A customer accusing Cox Communications of tying premium cable services to its set-top box rentals in a bellwether antitrust class action blasted the company's proposed jury instruction supplement on damages in Oklahoma federal court Friday, arguing it runs counter to economic reality.

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