Supreme Court limits race-bias lawsuits in setback for Los Angeles TV producer Byron Allen
The Supreme Court put new limits on race-bias lawsuits Monday, dealing a setback to Los Angeles TV producer Byron Allen, who maintained that Comcast refused to carry his channels on its cable network because he’s black.
Allen, who owns Entertainment Studios Network, had negotiated with Comcast and Charter Communications, seeking slots for seven of his channels, including Pets.TV, Cars.TV and Comedy.TV. Both companies expressed some interest but said they already carried other similar channels.When the talks ended with no deal, Allen filed lawsuits in Los Angeles against both companies seeking billions of dollars in damages and alleging racial discrimination.
On Monday, the high court set aside the 9th Circuit’s opinion and ruled Allen and other plaintiffs must have clear evidence from the beginning that racial bias was the cause of the company’s action.
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