Dish Network Must Face Ad-Skip Suits in California, Judge Says

Dish Network Corp., the third-largest U.S. pay-television company, failed to persuade a federal judge in New York to stop broadcast networks from pursuing lawsuits in California over a Dish service allowing ad-free TV viewing.

U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in Manhattan ruled the copyright-infringement lawsuits will be tried in Los Angeles, where three major TV networks sued, and not in New York, where Dish filed its own complaint. Breach of contract claims between Dish and the networks will be heard in New York, she said.