Reuters: U.S.: Supreme Court rules for Comcast in class action

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Supreme Court rules for Comcast in class action Mar 27th 2013, 15:54 Tweet Share this Email Print Factbox Factbox: Major Supreme Court decisions on gay rights Tue, Mar 26 2013 Related News Supreme Court wary of broad gay marriage ruling Tue, Mar 26 2013 Supreme Court limits police use of drug-sniffing dogs Tue, Mar 26 2013 As Supreme Court reviews gay marriage, Illinois battle heats up Tue, Mar 26 2013 Exclusive: Looming divorce could threaten oil baron's empire Thu, Mar 21 2013 Analysis & Opinion Uniting court — and country U.S. class-action securities settlements fewer but more costly in 2012 after IPO slump, credit crisis; Libor looms Highlights from all the NCAA brackets.  Slideshow  The news ticker outside the Today Show announces GE's sale of NBC to Comcast, in New York, December 3, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Chip East Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:42am EDT (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Comcast Corp in an antitrust case over how much it charged cable TV subscribers, in a decision that limits the ability of people to pursue class action lawsuits. In a 5-4 decision, the court said a group of cable TV subscribers in the Philadelphia area who accused Comcast of overcharging them as part of an effort to monopolize the market was certified improperly, and therefore could not sue as a group. "The permutations involving four theories of liability and 2 million subscribers located in 16 counties are nearly endless," Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the majority. The case raised the issue of what kind of evidence must be presented in early stages of a case before a judge can allow a class action to go forward. Wednesday's decision came in one of several class action cases the court is addressing this term. They follow a landmark 2011 decision in Wal-Mart Stores Inc v. Dukes where the court threw out a giant employment discrimination lawsuit because the female plaintiffs did not have enough in common to sue together. The case is Comcast Corp et al v. Behrend et al, U.S. Supreme Court, No. 11-864. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York and Lawrence Hurley in Washington; Editing by Vicki Allen) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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