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June 12, 2009

Class Action Lawsuit Against Comcast on the Horizon

Read all about it at CEDMagazine.com Another suit has been filed against Comcast over required set-top box leases.  Alabama resident Gloria Cordier and her attourney Stephen Mullins filed in Mobile’s federal court claiming that Comcast is violating the Sherman Antitrust Act by forcing customers to pay a monthly rental fee for a set-top box in order [...]

Read all about it at CEDMagazine.com

Another suit has been filed against Comcast over required set-top box leases.  Alabama resident Gloria Cordier and her attourney Stephen Mullins filed in Mobile’s federal court claiming that Comcast is violating the Sherman Antitrust Act by forcing customers to pay a monthly rental fee for a set-top box in order to watch premium channels.

This is the seconds suit of this type in less than one month.  The other was initiated by Gordon Ramey of West Virginia.  The individual filings could likely be consolidated into a single class action suit.

We salute Gordon, Gloria, and all of the brave man and women that choose to take action rather than passively allow Comcast to pick their pockets on a daily basis.  If these do turn into a class action, there will be an opportunity for lots more to join in on the fun. 

THE LAWYERS WILL WANT TO SETTLE to get a fat check while the members of the class each end up with a check for something like $2.17…NOTHING DOING!!!  We want COMCAST out of the Cable Box rental business, and preferably out of business all together.

May 19, 2009

Comcast Slapped with Anti-Trust Class Action Suit

Read the news at HuntingtonNews.net Gordon Ramey II has filed a federal anti-trust complaint against Comcast due to mandatory rental fees for “cable box” or “set-top-boxes,” which are mandatory to view premium and/or digital cable.  The suit alleges that the company’s actions constitute an unlawful tying arrangement resulting in an impermissible restraint of trade. Due [...]

Read the news at HuntingtonNews.net

Gordon Ramey II has filed a federal anti-trust complaint against Comcast due to mandatory rental fees for “cable box” or “set-top-boxes,” which are mandatory to view premium and/or digital cable.  The suit alleges that the company’s actions constitute an unlawful tying arrangement resulting in an impermissible restraint of trade.

Due to a monopoly in cable markets and its dominance in the industry, the company’s “sufficiently strong economic power” , cable box competitors have “little motivation” or are “foreclosed” from entering the market, since Comcast which has more than 50% of the cable market.

Ramey’s attorneys allege that the cable provider purchases the boxes from Motorola or Scientific Atlanta “at a fixed and low cost… only to turn around and rent the same boxes to the class (for a hefty profit) with full knowledge that members of the Class have no choice but to pay the rental fees.”

A Comcast spokeman wants to say “Bring it on!  We’ll tie this up in the courts for 20-years and out-spend you into the ground.  By that time, set-top boxes will be gone and customers will be forced to buy Comcast-branded TV sets”

March 17, 2009

Shane Heroux suggests possible CLASS ACTION

Filed under: Rants — Tags: , , , , , , , — admin @ 8:36 pm
Shane is another FORMER Comcast customer, but he just can’t seem to shake them loose. Now he claims that they are threatening him with bogus collection notices. Read all of Shane’s unfortunate dealings with Comcast HERE Are there any lawyers out there that want to grab some headlines?  This should be LOW HANGING FRUIT!

Shane is another FORMER Comcast customer, but he just can’t seem to shake them loose. Now he claims that they are threatening him with bogus collection notices. Read all of Shane’s unfortunate dealings with Comcast HERE

Are there any lawyers out there that want to grab some headlines?  This should be LOW HANGING FRUIT!

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