A federal court judge’s decision to side with Comcast and not enforce a tentative settlement in a class-action lawsuit will set the stage for arguments before the Supreme Court.
In a September 25 order, U.S. District Court Judge John R. Padova in Philadelphia sided with Comcast on the issue, ruling that the tentative agreement “was incomplete in significant respects and cannot be summarily enforced.”
The terms of the tentative settlement were not made public.
As a result of Padova’s ruling, the Supreme Court — which had agreed during the summer to rule on whether the class-action lawsuit is legal — will hear the case on November 5.