8th Circuit: City Lacks Right To Bring Class Streaming Suit Against Netflix, Hulu

Mealey's (November 16, 2022, 7:32 AM EST) -- ST. LOUIS — The Arkansas Public Service Commission and not municipalities have “the right and duty to bring suit to enforce” the Arkansas Video Service Act of 2013 (VSA), an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled, affirming dismissal of a putative class complaint by an Arkansas city seeking to force two video streaming providers to comply with the act and pay damages....