Netflix State Court Decisions

ANDREA RESNICK V. NETFLIX, INC.

Filed: February 27, 2015

State: United States
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Case Number: 11-18034

Antitrust. The panel affirmed the district court’s summary judgment and affirmed in part and reversed in part its award of costs in consolidated antitrust actions arising out of a promotion agreement whereby Walmart transferred its online DVD- rental subscribers to Netflix, and Netflix agreed to promote Walmart’s DVD sales business. The plaintiffs, individuals representing a class of Netflix subscribers, contended that this arrangement violated §§ 1 and 2 of the…

THEODORE H. FRANK V. NETFLIX, INC.

Filed: February 27, 2015

State: United States
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Case Number: 12-15705

Settlement. The panel affirmed the district court’s approval of a settlement between Walmart and a class of Netflix DVD subscribers in a class action challenging as anti-competitive an agreement under which Netflix and Walmart divided up DVD-related business. In the settlement agreement, Walmart agreed to pay a total amount of $27,250,000, comprising both a “Cash Component” and a “Gift Card Component.” The panel held that the district court did not abuse its…

Chavez v. Netflix

Filed: April 21, 2008

State: California
Court: Court of Appeal
Citation: none 162 Cal.App.4th 43
Case Number: a114334