August 09, 2019
A Missouri federal judge granted a proposed class of municipalities' request to consolidate and remand disputes involving DirecTV, Netflix and other entertainment companies' video fee liabilities to state court, saying local courts were better equipped to analyze state law.
October 26, 2018
DirecTV LLC urged a Missouri federal judge to deny a group of municipalities' request to remand a case over whether the company must pay a percentage of gross receipts to places where they do business, arguing the statute they are relying on to move the case from federal court to state court does not apply.
October 05, 2018
A Missouri city has asked a federal court to remand a proposed class action against Netflix and Hulu brought by in-state municipalities back to the state court, contending a federal court doesn't have jurisdiction to decide whether the companies are responsible for city fees.
September 27, 2018
A proposed class of dozens of municipalities in Missouri asked a federal court Thursday to remand to state court a case that claims Dish Network and DirecTV must pay a percentage of their gross receipts to places where they do business.
September 14, 2018
Netflix Inc. asked a Missouri federal court Thursday to drop a proposed class action brought by dozens of state municipalities for allegedly not abiding by state telecommunication laws, saying it is not a video service provider and not subject to state laws that would require it to pay a fee to the cities.
September 07, 2018
Netflix and Hulu moved an amended lawsuit brought by dozens of Missouri municipalities against the streaming companies to Missouri federal court, saying that the class size is too big, the amount of money in question exceeds $5 million and the companies belong to different states.