Judge Upholds Trebled Damages in Dish TCPA Verdict

The treble damages awarded plaintiffs in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act complaint against Dish Network were neither excessive nor meaningfully duplicative, U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles of Greensboro, North Carolina, said Tuesday, rejecting Dish attempts to set aside the verdict (see 1702140010). A docket 1:14-CV-333 order (in Pacer) said Dish had ample opportunity during the litigation to bring up that it thought any claim was the same as the claims brought by the FTC and four states, including North Carolina (see 1706060069). The company didn't comment Thursday.