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Viamedia, Inc. v. Comcast Corporation et al

  1. December 22, 2021

    Viamedia Drops 'Duty To Deal' Theory Against Comcast

    Viamedia is dropping its most closely watched theory of liability against Comcast in its $160 million Illinois federal court antitrust suit accusing the company of dominating regional cable spot-advertising markets, removing allegations that Comcast's market position obligates it to do business with rivals.

  2. November 23, 2021

    Viamedia Can't Stop Doc Demands In $160M Ad Monopoly Suit

    An Illinois federal magistrate judge has rejected Viamedia's bid to limit the production of documents in its $160 million antitrust suit accusing Comcast of dominating regional cable spot-advertising markets, ruling that granting such a blanket request would be premature at this stage in the case.

  3. November 08, 2021

    Viamedia's Bid To Stop Comcast's Doc Demands Seems Sunk

    An Illinois federal magistrate signaled Monday that Viamedia might have to cough up more documents as it pursues a $160 million antitrust suit accusing Comcast of dominating regional cable spot-advertising markets.

  4. August 18, 2021

    Comcast Calls Viamedia's Privilege Claim 'Gamesmanship'

    Comcast asked an Illinois federal judge on Tuesday to force Viamedia to turn over its privilege log for all documents it has claimed are protected from disclosure since the Seventh Circuit revived the $160 million antitrust suit against Comcast in February 2020.

  5. June 28, 2021

    Justices Force Comcast To Face $160M Ad Monopoly Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday dealt a blow to Comcast's bid to escape a $160 million antitrust case over ad market monopolization claims after the justices declined to hear the cable giant's appeal of a Seventh Circuit decision allowing the dispute to head to trial.

  6. November 06, 2020

    Comcast Slams Viamedia Again In Antitrust Discovery Row

    Comcast has again urged an Illinois federal judge to force Viamedia to produce a trove of materials that the cable giant wants in order to defend against a $160 million antitrust suit revived in the Seventh Circuit.

  7. October 01, 2020

    Comcast Says Viamedia Wants To 'Short-Circuit' Discovery

    Comcast urged an Illinois federal judge Wednesday not to let Viamedia hamstring discovery the cable giant says it needs to defend against a $160 million lawsuit alleging monopolization of local advertising markets, proceeding even as Comcast seeks U.S. Supreme Court review of a Seventh Circuit decision reviving the allegations.

  8. September 08, 2020

    Comcast Turns To High Court To Thwart $160M Antitrust Trial

    Comcast has told the U.S. Supreme Court in a petition that the Seventh Circuit ignored longstanding antitrust law when it revived a $160 million lawsuit accusing the cable giant of monopolizing local advertising markets, while plaintiff Viamedia vows to fight the appeal and bring its case to trial.

  9. May 19, 2020

    Comcast To Take Viamedia's Antitrust Case To Supreme Court

    Comcast plans to ask the Supreme Court to shut down a $160 million antitrust lawsuit filed by rival Viamedia, which claims the cable giant illegally monopolized the local television advertising market.

  10. August 20, 2018

    Comcast Beats $75M Antitrust Suit Over Ad Platform

    An Illinois federal judge has handed a victory to Comcast in a $75 million suit alleging the cable giant refused to do business with advertisers unless they used the company's own advertising system, finding it wasn't anti-competitive for Comcast to refuse to do business with a smaller advertising firm.