Court Won't Hear Georgia Counties' 911 Case Against Comcast
U.S. District Court in Atlanta closed a 911 fee remittance lawsuit against Comcast while the Georgia Court of Appeals hears related cases involving AT&T and EarthLink (see 1608040022). Cobb and Gwinnett counties sued Comcast in the U.S. District Court in…
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Atlanta, alleging the cable company failed to bill, collect, report and remit the appropriate amount of 911 charges from customers. The cable ISP asked the court to hit the brakes to see what happened in the other case. In an order (in Pacer) last week, Judge Amy Totenberg agreed it appeared the state appeals court “will render a decision on significant issues of state law that may have a significant or dispositive impact on the outcome” of the Comcast case. “Because the Georgia Court of Appeals has in fact decided to review a case that is virtually identical to these matters, the Court agrees with Defendants that it is proper to refrain from deciding the motions to dismiss prior to the Court of Appeals’ decision,” she wrote.