Charter, Calif. City Drop Dueling Legal Complaints Over Broadcaster Blackout
Charter Communications and El Centro, California, ended their reciprocal legal fight over a blackout of Northwest Broadcasting stations on the operator (see 1804260003). The dispute ended in June (see 1806080051). U.S. District Judge Anthony Battaglia of San Diego last week…
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issued an order granting the sides' joint motion for dismissal (in Pacer, docket 18-CV-00679-AJB-PCL) in Charter's claim that El Centro meddled in negotiations with Northwest. The two sides the same day filed a joint motion to dismiss (in Pacer, docket 18-cv-00785-AJB-PCL) in El Centro's complaint alleging violations of the California False Claims Act. El Centro and a handful of other communities also filed a complaint with the FCC alleging a Charter violation of the 30-day advance notice rule with the Feb. 2 blackout (see 1804050049).