Legal Opinion
Sosa v. DIRECTV, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 14, 2006No. 04-55036PublishedCited by 221 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge.
DIRECTV, Inc., et al. (“DIRECTV”) sent tens of thousands of demand letters alleging that the recipients had accessed DIRECTV’s satellite television signal ille-*926gaily and would be sued if they did not quickly settle DIRECTV’s claims against them under the Federal Communications Act. Plaintiffs Rod Sosa, et al. (“Sosa”) filed this class action lawsuit on behalf of themselves and a putative class of recipients of the letters who reached settlements with DIRECTV, claiming that DIRECTV violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. §§…
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