This dispute involves two cable subscribers (Andrew Alwert and
Stanley Freedman) who filed putative class actions against Cox
Communications Inc. for allegedly tying monthly set-top box
payments to its premium cable services.
The background of the dispute can be found here. In sum, in 2009, several of
Cox's premium cable subscribers filed suits against the company
for allegedly tying the service to its set-top box rentals. The
suits were consolidated and transferred to Oklahoma federal court.
However, in 2011, the Oklahoma federal court denied the request to
certify a national class. Many of the subscribers/plaintiffs then
filed putative class actions in several geographic regions around
the country (Alwert filed on behalf of Cox subscribers in its New
Orleans market and Feldman filed on behalf of Cox subscribers in
its Arizona market). The various regional actions were again
consolidated and transferred to the Oklahoma federal court. The
parties agreed to stay all
