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Echostar Satellite L.L.C. v. ESPN, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 5, 2011
84 A.D.3d 469 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)

Opinion

Nos. 4984, 4984A.

May 5, 2011.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ira Gammerman, J.H.O.), entered February 4, 2011, which denied defendants' motion to modify a prior order that determined that plaintiff was entitled to a jury trial, unanimously affirmed, with costs. Appeal from the prior order unanimously dismissed, without costs, as academic.

Weil, Gotshal Manges, LLP., New York (David L. Yohai of counsel), for appellants.

Flemming Zulack Williamson Zauderer, LLP., New York (Dean R. Nicyper of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Concur — Tom, J.P., Mazzarelli, Acosta, DeGrasse and Roman, JJ.


A review of the complaint, which alleges that defendants refused to provide certain high definition programming to plaintiff despite an express contractual obligation to do so, establishes that it seeks damages for breach of contract. Therefore, a sum of money alone can provide plaintiff with full relief, and the action may be tried by a jury ( see Murphy v American Home Prods. Corp., 136 AD2d 229, 232; compare Phoenix Garden Rest, v Chu, 234 AD2d 233; Zimmer-Masiello, Inc. v Zimmer, Inc., 164 AD2d 845, 846-847).

We have considered defendants' remaining arguments and find them unavailing.


Summaries of

Echostar Satellite L.L.C. v. ESPN, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
May 5, 2011
84 A.D.3d 469 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
Case details for

Echostar Satellite L.L.C. v. ESPN, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:ECHOSTAR SATELLITE L.L.C., Respondent, v. ESPN, INC., et al., Appellants

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: May 5, 2011

Citations

84 A.D.3d 469 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011)
2011 N.Y. Slip Op. 3730
921 N.Y.S.2d 526