City of East St. Louis v. Netflix, Inc. et al
Case Number:
3:21-cv-00561
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- ArentFox Schiff
- Armstrong Teasdale
- Berliner Corcoran
- Bryan Cave
- Chatham & Baricevic
- Covington & Burling
- Gibson Dunn
- Holland & Knight
- Kilpatrick Townsend
- Latham & Watkins
- McDermott Will & Emery
- Milberg Coleman
- Perkins Coie
- Sandberg Phoenix
- Smouse & Mason
- Steptoe LLP
- Willkie Farr
- Wilson Sonsini
- Winston & Strawn
Companies
- Amazon.com Inc.
- Apple Inc.
- CBS Corp.
- CBS Interactive Inc.
- DISH Network Corp.
- Hulu LLC
- Netflix Inc.
- The DIRECTV Group Inc.
- YouTube Inc.
Sectors & Industries:
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September 23, 2022
Illinois Judge Cancels City's Streaming Service Fees Suit
An Illinois federal judge on Friday permanently tossed a St. Louis suburb's lawsuit seeking fees from Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, YouTube and eight other video streaming services for operating within its boundaries, ruling the city had no authority under state law to bring its claims.
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January 31, 2022
Netflix, DirecTV Want Ill. City's Franchise Fees Suit Tossed
Five streaming service providers are asking a federal judge to toss an Illinois city's suit seeking fees from the providers for their services, arguing that a state video service authorization law applies only to companies that put down wires on public rights-of-way.
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November 05, 2021
Hulu, Disney Seek Escape From Ill. City's Franchise Fees Suit
Hulu and Disney asked an Illinois federal judge on Friday to toss claims lodged against them and other streaming services by East St. Louis, Illinois, accusing them of avoiding paying government fees, arguing that the obligation to pay franchise fees for crossing public rights-of-way doesn't apply to wireless streaming services.
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June 10, 2021
Ill. City Goes After Netflix, Hulu Over Franchise Fees
East St. Louis, Illinois, became the latest city to accuse Hulu and Netflix of illegally providing video service in its city limits by failing to comply with a state law and register as a franchise and pay fees for use of public rights-of-way.