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DirecTV And AT&T Hit With Class-Action Suit

Deadline | by TVNewsCheck

Less than two weeks after AT&T and DirecTV sealed their $48 billion-plus tie-up, a shareholder has filed a class action objecting to the deal. The suit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court, names as defendants AT&T, the satcaster and its board members, including former CBS honcho Peter Lund and ex-Fox Networks Group chief Tony Vinciquerra.