DirecTV, Inc. v. Kaas

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that an award of $1,000 was sufficient because there was no evidence that the defendant profited from the device and, although it was a reasonable assumption, there was no evidence that the defendant even used the device
• determining that in order to assess damages under the “each day of violation” provision, the court must have an estimate of the number of days the violation(s) occurred
• finding requested award of $10,000 excessive; awarding $1,000 under the Cable Act and nothing under the Wiretap Act
• in both cases, awarding $850 in attorneys’ fees and costs in a situation of default judgment
• “the presumptive award of damages is $10,000 when there is no evidence of actual damages or duration of the violation”
• finding $10,000 award excessive based on similar facts

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).