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Private lawyers get wish to sue Netflix, Hulu in state court on behalf of cities

By Daniel Fisher | Monday, Nov 23, 2020 @ 7:18am

Indiana cities seeking to tax Netflix and Hulu video streams won a significant victory when a federal judge ordered the case back to state court, citing the “doctrine of comity” under which federal courts are supposed to avoid wading into disputes over state taxes.
Netflix says Ohio streaming-tax lawsuit violates federal law, First Amendment

By Daniel Fisher | Wednesday, Oct 21, 2020 @ 7:25am

Netflix and Hulu have filed lengthy motions to dismiss a lawsuit by an Ohio city and its hired guns that seeks to impose a 5% franchise fee on streaming video, saying federal law prohibits local taxes on internet services and the fee would violate the First Amendment by discriminating against only certain providers of video content.
Private lawyers rep local gov't in lawsuit against Netflix, Hulu

By John O'Brien | Thursday, Sep 3, 2020 @ 8:47am

CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) – Private lawyers are apparently signing up government clients for a new round of litigation against Netflix and Hulu.
Netflix says Messiah doesn't defame detention center company

By John O'Brien | Tuesday, Aug 4, 2020 @ 8:46am

MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – Netflix wants a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit that alleges it of defamation because of how immigration and detention centers are portrayed in the show Messiah.