Comcast to Seek Dismissal of False Rate Advertising Complaint

Comcast likely will seek summary judgment soon in a complaint charging it with falsely advertising what it charges cable subscribers through its added broadcast and regional sports TV fees, the MVPD said Thursday in a docket 16-5969 filing (in Pacer) in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. In the filing, Comcast opposed a motion by the plaintiffs seeking to merge their suit with another one and to file a fifth amended complaint. With the suit, originally a class-action complaint now down to two individual damages claims for $300, the plaintiffs "are now dissatisfied with how they framed this case and want a do-over," Comcast said. Counsel for the plaintiffs didn't comment Friday.