Charter Raises Concerns About Fox News Dropping Claims
Rather than letting Fox News Network drop six of seven claims against Charter Communications, as FNN asked (see 1704140012), the court should dismiss with prejudice the claims and give Charter 20 days to answer the rest of the complaint or…
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let Charter file a motion for costs, Charter said in a letter Monday in New York Supreme Court. Charter's letter said FNN's proposed stipulated dismissal of the six claims -- all involving a fight over which FNN legacy contract, with Charter or Time Warner Cable, survived 2016's Charter/TWC deal -- would bar Charter from pursuing counterclaims in favor of FNN seeking judgment on its remaining claim. Charter said it would suffer prejudice if its counterclaim -- that FNN breached the Charter/FNN contract by now offering lower per-subscriber fees as required by most-favored nation terms -- was delayed by the determination of liability FNN is seeking. Charter also said there's no support in New York law for its being barred from asserting and pursuing counterclaims. FNN didn't comment Tuesday. Charter is facing similar litigation from Univision and Showtime over contract terms post-Charter/TWC.