Marco Island Cable v. Comcast Cablevision of the South, Inc.

I. BACKGROUND, This is a dispute between competitor providers of cable services to Multiple Dwelling Units (MDUs) on Marco Island. Marco Island Cable (“Marco”) sued Com-cast Cablevision of the South (“Comcast”), alleging that Comcast engaged in anti-competitive behavior which damaged Marco’s business. After several of Marco’s claims were dismissed on Comcast’s motion for summary judgment, the case went to trial. The evidence at trial focused on Marco’s allegation that Comcast’s assertion of ownership rights in the cable wiring within Marco Island MDUs violated the Florida Deceptive and Unfair…