Dish Denied Bid for New Trial in TCPA Class Action

A federal judge rejected Dish Network's bid for a new trial in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class-action lawsuit. In its March motion for a new trial, Dish argued the verdict ran against the clear weight of the evidence and the court made prejudicial evidentiary rulings in the trial. In a text order Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles of Greensboro, North Carolina, rejected that motion and a related motion for judgment. Dish argued it couldn't be held legally responsible for phone calls made by an outside contractor to numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry since the calls to class members violated Dish's express instructions. Eagles' ruling didn't include an opinion. Dish didn't comment Wednesday.