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Federal Trade Commission v. DIRECTV, Inc. et al

  1. March 06, 2017

    DirecTV and FTC Reach Deal In Deceptive Marketing Suit

    A California federal judge on Monday canceled a bench trial about DirecTV's allegedly deceptive marketing practices the day it was supposed to begin, after the satellite TV provider reached a settlement in principle with the Federal Trade Commission.

  2. January 04, 2017

    FTC's Deception Charge 'Devoid Of Proof,' DirecTV Asserts

    With just weeks until a bench trial in California federal court, DirecTV said in a brief on Tuesday that the Federal Trade Commission had utterly failed to prove its deceptive advertising case.

  3. December 22, 2016

    FTC Can't Exclude Evidence As Sanction In DirecTV Ad Row

    A California magistrate judge declined Wednesday to exclude certain evidence DirecTV plans to present in the Federal Trade Commission's federal court case over the company's allegedly deceptive sales practices as sanctions for its alleged failure to preserve website data, holding that both sides could have been more proactive.

  4. December 01, 2016

    DirecTV Slams FTC's 'Tactical' Sanctions Bid In False Ad Suit

    DirecTV pushed back on Thursday against the Federal Trade Commission's bid for sanctions in a case over allegedly deceptive sales practices by the satellite TV company in California federal court, claiming the request is "transparently tactical."

  5. November 28, 2016

    FTC Trims DirecTV Defense In False Advertising Suit

    The Federal Trade Commission convinced a California federal judge that it had not waived its ability to bring suit against DirecTV accusing the company of misleading customers about a promotional channel package with a ruling Saturday.

  6. October 07, 2016

    DirecTV Blasts FTC Quick Win Bid In False Advertising Suit

    DirecTV slammed the Federal Trade Commission's bid for a quick win on certain claims in its suit accusing the company of misleading customers about a promotional channel package, telling a California federal judge Thursday that the agency missed its chance to get in on a related settlement.

  7. September 23, 2016

    DirecTV Can't Duck FTC False Ad Claims

    A California federal judge refused Friday to pare back a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit accusing DirecTV of misleading customers about a promotional channel package, finding the satellite television provider can't show its disclosures to be "clear and conspicuous" without going to trial.

  8. July 22, 2016

    FTC, DirecTV Battle Over Deposing Co.'s Counsel

    The Federal Trade Commission told a California federal court Friday that DirecTV's counsel should be deposed in a false ad suit because his testimony is "highly relevant," but the company resisted, saying the agency is seeking privileged information.

  9. April 06, 2016

    DirecTV Must Disclose Ad Info In FTC False Ad Suit

    A California federal magistrate judge on Wednesday ordered DirecTV to give the Federal Trade Commission information it seeks in a false ad suit on the results of research or studies on disclosures it made in its advertising, finding that the information is relevant.

  10. March 17, 2016

    Ex-Assistant AG Must Testify In DirecTV False Ad Suit

    A California federal magistrate ruled Wednesday that a former Washington state assistant attorney general must sit for an oral deposition in the Federal Trade Commission suit accusing DirecTV of misleading customers, finding her written responses insufficient.

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