Charter, Yuma Agree to Dismissal of Universal Video Franchising Claims

Plaintiff Spectrum Pacific West, a Charter subsidiary, agreed with defendant Yuma, Arizona, to a dismissal of Charter’s claims with prejudice, said their joint stipulation Monday (docket 2:20-cv-01204) in U.S. District Court for Arizona in Phoenix. Charter sued Yuma in June 2020 over the city's alleged refusal to comply with Arizona's universal video franchising law. Yuma’s counterclaims asserted Charter’s lawsuit breached the indefeasible right of use agreement that Time Warner Cable, Charter's predecessor company, signed with the city over use of Charter’s fiber capacity. The parties only days earlier appeared sharply divided in their dispute, having failed even to agree on the “substance and content” of their joint status report (see 2303060038).