Dish Fighting State Analyses in TCPA Suit

Two post-trial briefings by the state plaintiffs suing Dish Network over Telephone Consumer Protection Act allegations (see 0903260144) shouldn't be admitted into evidence given the lack of description of the methodology and Dish's inability to replicate the results, Dish said in a motion (in Pacer) to strike filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Springfield, Illinois. The analyses tally the matches between area codes and addresses in the call records of Dish dealer Satellite Systems Network, Dish said, saying numerous state plaintiff analyses in the past have been "error-riddled." It also said even if the states -- California, Illinois, North Carolina and Ohio -- disclosed their methodology, "it would be too late" given the close of evidence. Counsel for the states didn't comment Thursday.