Auto Channel, Inc. v. Speed Vision Network, LLC

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HEYBURN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, Auto Channel, Inc., Robert Gordon, and Marco Rauch, developed a concept for a new cable television channel, The Auto Channel (or TACH), designed to capture the American male’s interest in moving vehicles. They sought investment and, just as important, access to cable broadcasting systems. The current lawsuit distills down to three basic complaints: Defendants Comcast Corporation (“Com-cast”) and Cox Communications, Inc. (“Cox”) unlawfully appropriated Plaintiffs’ trade secrets, violated contractual agreements, and delayed the Auto…