The 9th U.S. Appeals Court, San Francisco, questioned whether the...
The 9th U.S. Appeals Court, San Francisco, questioned whether the court has jurisdiction over Televisa’s appeal and withdrew its opinion filed April 1. The court had affirmed a decision forcing Televisa into arbitration with DirecTV Latin America (DTVLA) (CD…
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April 2 p13). At issue is a set of 3 contracts between DTVLA and Televisa that allowed Televisa to telecast some 2002 World Cup soccer matches. The agreement directed Televisa to black out games DTVLA was broadcasting. DTVLA accused Televisa of failing to comply with the provision and asked the U.S. Dist. Court, L.A., to compel arbitration. Televisa protested, but was denied a preliminary injunction staying arbitration. Televisa then appealed, but the 9th circuit denied its request. Now the court questioned, among other things, whether it has jurisdiction to review the district court’s order granting DTVLA’s motion. The court directed the parties to submit briefs within 30 days addressing the court’s questions.