Morrison v. Viacom, Inc.

Opinion

HAERLE, J.

I. Introduction

This is the second appeal in this antitrust action against Viacom, Inc., a supplier of cable television, by several of Viacom’s customers. In the first appeal, we held that the superior court erroneously sustained a demurrer to appellants’ complaint because the antitrust claims alleged therein were only partially preempted by federal law regulating the cable industry. (Morrison v. Viacom, Inc. (1997) 52 Cal.App.4th 1514 [61 Cal.Rptr.2d 544] (Morrison I).)

After our ruling in Morrison I, the superior court sustained Viacom’s motion for judgment on the pleadings…