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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
DISH Network copied-and-pasted my signature all over a contract that I never signed. It produced this forged document (pdf file) when I cancelled its service. Four signatures that were absolutely identical in every way, on four separate signature lines. Anyway, it insisted I owed them early termination fees, then sent a collection agency after me, then reported me to the various credit agencies. The laws in this nation are severely tailored to protect businesses and not consumers. Civil lawyers tell me I dont have enough for a case, and state AGs appear to do nothing about such activity. So DISH will just keep marching on, extorting money from consumers using forged documents and getting away with it. Very sad.
I could not have said this any better. U took the words right out of my big mouth!! I have several posts here, regarding wanting to start another Class ACtion Lawsuit in 2016. R U into it? The voices of many do help. Contact me at: wassd2014@yahoo.com I have posted here on 3/3/16.
DISH just stopped showing one of our local channels. We are in the DFW market and can access the channel without cable/satellite. Here we are again paying for services we are not receiving.
I was told when calling for low cost internet in my area that I had to purchase Dish to get it. When dish came to install the service they informed me they do not provide internet-I shd have canceled right then. They farm out internet to yep guess who att. Att came to install internet and scammed me into going with them-so much better deal-yeah right-I was born yesterday……-they were going to buy out my contract with dish. Two months went buy and guess what? I had dish and att-att wanted me to commit fraud and lie to dish about moving to Alaska—nice. I refused and made att uninstall their service-meanwhile I am too late to get out of dish, I supposedly signed a 2 year contract. Let me just say-I never did and in looking at the signature-I know it was a robot. Friggen scam We do not watch TV-we stream everything- all I wanted was internet for phones, computers, streaming. For over a year I have been paying for dish-and its not even hooked up. We moved recently and I forgot to call them. I get a notice Im late so I decide this is dumb-I will call and cancel and eat the fee. 315.00!!!!!!! to cancel a service I have never used. All because of a fake contract -I never signed and ATT scamming. Run as fast as you can from dish and ATT. They are all crap. If anyone wants to sue-class action or??? Im in!!
Please read my posts here, particularly, Feb. 4, 2016 (Daniel). We can be in together!
I am and have always had issues with dish networks service. I’ve complained numerous times and finally canceled service. They ate now telling me that they are charging me a early cancelation fee of $320.00. I then stated that I do not authorize them to take the money out of my account because I was told when I ordered the service I would not be under any contract. I asked the rep to please pull up the \monitored\ call and listen to the conversation that was clearly stated that I would be under no contract what so ever and they are telling me they will not pull up this conversation and they WILL take the money out of my account authorized or not.
Dish is planning on blocking locall over the air channels in Denver CO. as of September. 30th 2015.
This is when my problem started. I called dish and asked them how are they still charging us full price… And we’re not getting all our channels. I was then told they were giving me a discount on my bill. And to pay that amount for the next 6months. Then after the 6months are up… They want to charge me the excess with late charges! Which I pay my bill every month before it is due. How do I get in on this lawsuit???… And why haven’t we dish customers heard about it???…
I have been waiting for 5 years for return labels as well as being charged for 2 months of service I didn’t have….. The other day they sent my account over to a creditor and I told them what happened and it has been 4 months yet again I still haven’t heard a thing…. Sign me up for this lawsuit….. I don’t want the money I just want my name cleared and it off my credit
I cannot believe people watch Fox News…this is hilarious.
I can not believe these criminals are still in business illegally debited my bank account over $350.00 refused to credit now I have no service they raised my rate after 3 months and continue to charge me with no service and no return label just because they can? Sign me up to join this lawsuit……..
Called Dish because my TV kept turning off or I would loose the picture all together. First guy came out and said your TV is bad and he tried to get me to sign a contract which I refused. Continued to have trouble with the TV and they sent another service man out he said the TV was bad. He ask me to sign a paper form stating that he had been to the house and that I was satisfied with the results. I refused to sign, and the next day I got an email from dish stating my new signed contract was ready for my review. This last repairman went to his truck and forged my name on one of the Dish Contracts. I have a copy of same. now my monthly cost has been $11.37 per month for almost 6 months. I will not sign any paper with Dish or Direct they are also crooks.
Did the same thing to me-cant we sue?????????? Please??????????See my story below Oct 7th 2015