ESPN filed a public summons at the New York State Supreme Court giving Verizon 20 days to respond. If it doesn’t, then the Disney-owned channel will ask for at least $500,000 in damages. But ESPN also sent a detailed lawsuit to Verizon. Since their contract is confidential, they have to negotiate what information can be disclosed when the suit itself is publicly filed. – David Lieberman, Deadline Hollywood  

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