In another significant blow against large class actions, the U.S. Supreme Court in March overturned an appellate ruling that had certified a class of about 2 million existing and former subscribers who had sued Comcast Corporation in a dispute over the alleged monopolization of the Philadelphia cable television market. A divided high court ruled that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit had failed to properly assess Comcast’s arguments.
The plaintiffs alleged that Comcast had violated antitrust law in an attempt to eliminate competition and keep cable service prices above competitive levels. Their case was bolstered when the appellate court ruled that at the certification stage, plaintiffs need not "tie each theory of antitrust impact to an exact calculation of damages."
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