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- Allen filed a lawsuit (filed under both Allen's National Association of African-American-Owned Media and Entertainment Studios) in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against Comcast in February 2015, seeking US$20 billion in damages and citing that Comcast had used racial discrimination to deny him a contract, in violation of section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
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Feb 3, 2021 · The settlement is the latest for Allen, who announced a deal last summer to end his $10 billion action against Comcast Communications. PREVIOUSLY, August 29: Byron Allen and Entertainment...
- Alexandra Del Rosario
Jun 11, 2020 · Los Angeles media mogul Byron Allen has ended his high-profile legal battle over alleged racism by cable juggernaut Comcast Corp. after a five-year campaign that reached the U.S. Supreme...
- meg.james@latimes.com
- Senior Entertainment Writer
Jun 11, 2020 · Allen filed a $20 billion lawsuit against the cable giant in 2015, claiming race was a factor in Comcast’s refusal to air channels from his Entertainment Studios Network, citing Comcast’s...
The Supreme Court handed a win to Comcast on Monday in a long-running racial discrimination suit brought by the black media mogul Byron Allen, who alleged the cable giant discriminated against...
Jun 11, 2020 · Byron Allen and Comcast have reached a settlement on Allen’s racial-discrimination lawsuit, months after the Supreme Court held Allen had to show that race was the main motivator for Comcast’s decision not to carry a suite of his cable channels.
Jun 11, 2020 · Byron Allen Settles With Comcast After Losing Supreme Court Battle. The entertainment mogul withdraws his suit after Comcast agrees to a pick-up of his TV channels. He continues his fight with...
Jun 11, 2020 · Byron Allen and Comcast have settled the long-running racial discrimination lawsuit over Allen’s cable channels that went all the way to the Supreme Court last November.