Bright House Networks agrees to settle antitrust class action, $3.7M for attorneys

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – Bright House Networks has agreed to a settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging it violated antitrust laws by requiring premium cable subscribers to lease a set-top box.

Class members who subscribed to Bright House Networks for digital cable at any time between February 2005 and Aug. 19 may be eligible for benefits from the settlement, according to settlement documents filed Aug. 19 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

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