Dish Network’s Hopper Feature

In March 2016, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit against Dish Network Service finding that the claims are not supported by the evidence in the record and are “frivolous.” The complaint, which was filed in 2014, alleged, among other things, that Dish failed to disclose important information about the limitations of the Hopper (a feature that consumers can use to skip commercials in television shows). The appellate court agreed with the district court’s dismissal of this claim finding that the record “unequivocally shows that Dish plainly disclosed the Hopper’s limitations.” Click here to read the appellate court decision and learn more about the Court’s reasons for dismissing the Hopper and other claims. (Polsky et al v. Dish Network Service, L.L.C., Case No. 15-41101, 5th Cir.)

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