New York Judge Halts Fox Lawsuit Over Dish Ad-Skipper

U.S District Court Judge Laura Swain has just issued a temporary restraining order against the network.

May 30, 2012 - In the battle about which of the various lawsuits over Dish Network's AutoHop service proceeds, Dish has scored first.

A New York federal judge on Wednesday issued a preliminary restraining order that bars Fox from pursuing its lawsuit against Dish until a hearing more than a month from now. That could give Dish the opportunity to play offense in the fight over its AutoHop service, which allows subscribers to bypass commercials.

Last week, Dish got to the court first, beating separate lawsuits by CBS, NBC and Fox by mere hours. The quick feet appears to have given the satellite TV distributor a slight jurisdictional advantage as U.S. District Court Judge Laura Swain has just issued a temporary restraining order against Fox.

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