The Supreme Court will hear an appeal of a 2003...
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal of a 2003 class action lawsuit alleging Comcast conspired to implement “unlawful swap agreements” to achieve a monopoly in Philadelphia. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in August that the suit…
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could proceed, holding that a lower federal court didn’t exceed its discretion when it certified the class (CD Aug 24 p10). In an order Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to take the case to decide “whether a district court may certify a class action without resolving whether the plaintiff class has introduced admissible evidence, including expert testimony, to show that the case is susceptible to awarding damages on a class-wide basis.” Comcast had no comment.