- Years of ADA Shakedowns Alleged, And A Law Firm SettlesPosted 2 days ago
- $10M Settlement In Riot Games Gender Discrimination LawsuitPosted 2 days ago
- Senate Report Highlights Illicit Transfer of Tech to ChinaPosted 3 days ago
- Supreme Court Reverses Federal Circuit, Grants Cert in Oracle v. GooglePosted 3 days ago
- Law Firm Sued For Defamation, After Aggressive Move In Bankruptcy CasePosted 4 days ago
- Pre-Holiday Breach At Macy’sPosted 4 days ago
Minor Licensing Dispute or Racism?
- Tweet
- Pin It
-

December 3, 2019
A mundane dispute about the way that Comcast licenses channels is before the Supreme Court, but the question the Justices will consider is how a federal judge should examine a discrimination complaint at the beginning of a case. Byron Allen, the CEO of the television production company Entertainment Studios, complains that Comcast, unlike many of its rivals, refuses to carry the channels he owns. Allen, who is Black, says that Comcast’s refusal is explained by racial animus and amounts to a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. The question before the high court is whether the case should proceed if he merely alleges bias as a factor, or must he allege that racism alone explains Comcast’s refusal? Permitting the former will open the courtroom doors to many lawsuits and invite investigation into the decision-making of corporate executives. That is why Comcast is backed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which argues in an amicus brief that the Ninth Circuit’s decision to adopt a “motivating factor” standard instead of a “but for” one “will punish and deter legitimate employment actions, disrupt workplaces, and impose unwarranted costs and reputational harms on businesses.”
Read the full article at:The Hollywood Reporter
Related Posts
-
Years of ADA Shakedowns Alleged, And A Law Firm Settles
A Silicon Valley law firm has settled a lawsuit...
-
$10M Settlement In Riot Games Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Riot Games, a $1B-plus company owned by Chinese technology...
-
Senate Report Highlights Illicit Transfer of Tech to China
A recent report published by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee...
-
Supreme Court Reverses Federal Circuit, Grants Cert in Oracle v. Google
The Supreme Court will hear Google’s petition for cert...
Litigation News
-
Years of ADA Shakedowns Alleged, And A Law Firm Settles
A Silicon Valley law firm has settled a lawsuit alleging that it was shaking down small businesses by filing...
- Posted 2 days ago
- 0
-
$10M Settlement In Riot Games Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Riot Games, a $1B-plus company owned by Chinese technology firm Tencent, has agreed to a $10 million payout to...
- Posted 2 days ago
- 0
-
Law Firm Sued For Defamation, After Aggressive Move In Bankruptcy Case
The Massachusetts Court of Appeals has reinstated a defamation case against a law firm, in a ruling denying the...
- Posted 4 days ago
- 0
-
Pre-Holiday Breach At Macy’s
It hit the retailer over a one-week period early in October, scooping up essential information from credit transactions. The...
- Posted 4 days ago
- 0
Labor/Employment News
-
$10M Settlement In Riot Games Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Riot Games, a $1B-plus company owned by Chinese technology firm Tencent, has agreed to a $10 million payout to...
- Posted 2 days ago
- 0
-
Insurance May Cover Allegations Related To Sexual Abuse
Claims against companies related to sexual abuse – such as negligent hiring or negligent supervision and negligent retention –...
- Posted 2 weeks ago
- 0
-
Legal Battle With Ex-CEO At Barnes & Noble Is A Study In Privilege
The CEO of Barnes & Noble was accused of sexual harassment by an executive assistant, triggering an investigation under...
- Posted 2 weeks ago
- 0
IP News
-
Grunts Flummoxed By 21st Century IP Issue
The “right-to-repair” – or more accurately the absence of one – has been an issue in a variety of...
- Posted 2 weeks ago
- 0
-
Cybersecurity Protocols and ADR
Surveys taken after the massive Panama Papers hack suggested that law firm cybersecurity industry-wide was lagging behind health care...
- Posted 2 weeks ago
- 0
-
Photographer Sues Law Firm For Using His Skyline Photo
A Kansas City photographer has sued a law firm, claiming it used his copyrighted work on its website without...
- Posted 2 weeks ago
- 0