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At the end of 2014, Dish Network LLC was hit with a class action lawsuit for allegedly charging consumers “tens of millions of dollars” for satellite programming, a service which Dish allegedly failed to provide to paying customers.
Plaintiff Neil Stokes, a resident of Missouri, has filed this Dish Network class action lawsuit, seeking “actual damages, injunctive relief and declaratory relief arising out of DISH’s failure to provide to Plaintiff and the Class monetary relief, such as a credit, rebate, or reimbursement of the tens of millions of dollars paid to DISH by Plaintiff and the Class, for satellite television programming which DISH failed to provide.”
Stokes has been a subscriber of Dish Network satellite programming since 2008, at which point in time he selected and paid for the “America’s Top 120” package, which originally included Turner Programming and Fox News Programming. The plaintiff’s programming package selection was later confirmed by Dish Network and he continued to pay for this service from 2008 through 2014.
However, Stokes alleges that the company’s confirmation did not disclose to plaintiff or other Class Members that Dish Network may at any time during the subscription period, “delete or change any of the programming paid for by the Plaintiff and the Class, or change the pricing of such programming, without any credit, recourse, or recompense to Plaintiff and the Class,” according to the satellite programming class action lawsuit.
On Oct. 21, 2014, the carriage agreement between Dish Network and Turner Broadcasting System Inc. expired, a fact that Dish was allegedly aware of prior to October 2014. On the expiration date, Dish Network made the conscious choice to not renew the Dish/Turner agreement, according to the Dish Network class action lawsuit. From Oct. 21 through Nov. 20 2014, Dish did not provide paying consumers, like Stokes, with their full Dish satellite programming package.
Similarly, on Dec. 21 of the same year, the carriage agreement between Fox News Programming expired, something that Dish was completely aware of prior to December, according to the Dish Network class action lawsuit. In December of last year, Dish Network decided not to renew the Fox contract, and as a result, Dish Network has not provided the previously included Fox channels to Stokes and other Class Members from December to the present.
According to the Dish Network satellite programming class action lawsuit, Stokes alleges Dish Network:
“(a) failed to provide the Turner Programming [and Fox News Programming] to Plaintiff and the Class; (b) pocketed the millions of dollars paid by Plaintiff and the Class to DISH for such programming; (c) refused to provide to Plaintiff and the Class a full credit and/or reduction in DISH’s monthly fees or any other monetary relief; and (d) refused to permit Class members to terminate their Subscriber Agreements without payment of a termination fee to DISH.”
Stokes further alleges Dish Network continues to advertise their satellite programming packages, claiming they include Fox News Channels, despite the contract termination.
The satellite programming class action lawsuit brings several allegations against Dish Network, including claims of breach of contract, breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, Colorado Consumer Protection Act, Missouri Merchandising Practices Act, and declaratory relief.
In this Dish Network class action lawsuit, Stokes is seeking to represent himself and a proposed National Class and Subclass of similarly situated Dish Network satellite programming consumers. He is seeking relief in the form of Class and subclass certification, individual actual damages for Stokes, aggregate actual damages for the Class and subclass, disgorgement of profits by Dish Network for programming not provided, punitive damages, among other forms of injunctive relief for the plaintiff and the Class.
The Dish Network Satellite Programming Class Action Lawsuit is Stokes v. Dish Network LLC, Case No. 2:14-CV-04338, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
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121 thoughts onDish Network Hit with Satellite Programming Class Action Lawsuit
I, too, am disgusted with Dish. Have been a customer for several years, currently pay %$96.85 which included the Fox channels. Now, they’ve dumped Fox and I expect them to reduce my bill because they are not providing what I’m paying for. Nope, they won’t. If there is a lawsuit, I will sign up.
Yes we would like to get in on this and any information would help:
We are still paying full price and not having the channels either:
They should have to repay everyone in cash for their mistakes:
Please let us know how to get into the Lawsuit:
Would like to know when I can get in on the class action?I too have a dish network account.Thanks
I live in Georgia and also have Dish and have put up with their programming scams for years. If this is or becomes a national lawsuit I would like to know how to be included.
I am a subscriber to Dish and would like to become a part of a class action suit against Dish. Fox News is my favorite news network and now I cannot watch it due to Dish removing it from their programming. Please let me know how I can participate in a class action suit against DISH. Thank you.
I too want to know if a class action suit is filed. I watch nothing but Fox and now am paying for something I am not getting. They neglected to discount our bill nor will they credit us if this ever gets resolved. This is just wrong to refuse us what we are paying for.
All of Dish packages just went up $5… Still no Fox News!
Fox is back on, however, prices are more than likely rising to cover costs associated with the mounting lawsuits against Dish. We’ve been with them for 14 yrs…. We are working on switching our service and removing Dish.
I was a dish customer and cancelled my services because of the turner network deal. Luckily my contract was up however they continued to charge me for that month and the following even though I had stopped my ervices and hooked up with another company. It’s been 2 months and I am still waiting for my shipping labels to be sent out to me so I can send theyre box and remote back yet I still haven’t received em. I called yesterday and they REFUSED to give me the shipping address to send the items back to. Once my items are sent back and received then they will issue my refund. How nice! This company is crap!
We are also dish customers, since 2002. The only reason we got dish is because of Fox News. Hate not having Fox News. How can we get in on this lawsuit.
Please let us know.
I also am a dish cuatomer i tryed to atop servixe because of this and was dwnied
I am a thoroughly frustrated (disgusted) dish contract server, \customer\. I’d never have signed a contract with (dish) without Fox News). What can i do to help? I want OUT of my (regretable) contract with dish.
Keep DIS TV, and file the law suit as it comes..we can teach these big companies..the Little Guy has had enough, and we will file suit..
If they offered that channel when you signed the contract then you can opt out cause they are not holding up their end and the contract becomes null and void then.
sue dish tv
I with you, my bill is never right.