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Government,
Civil Litigation

Aug. 15, 2017

FTC claims DirecTV deceived consumers as $4B trial opens

An attorney representing AT&T Inc.-owned DirecTV on Monday attacked Federal Trade Commission claims of deceptive marketing practices in a bench trial that could cost the company as much as $3.95 billion.

OAKLAND — An attorney representing AT&T Inc.-owned DirecTV on Monday attacked Federal Trade Commission claims of deceptive marketing practices in a bench trial that could cost the company as much as $3.95 billion.

Jeff Tillotson of the Tillotson Law Firm in Dallas accused the FTC of trying to create a false impression of consumer confusion based on incomplete, and in some cases nonexistent, evidence.

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