Charter to appeal $7 billion judgment in murder case
Charter says it will appeal a $7.3 billion judgment awarded by a Texas jury in the case of an 83-year-old woman who was murdered by a cable installer.
Charter Communications ($CHTR) is an American telecommunications and media company that offers Internet, home phone and cable television service to consumers under the Spectrum brand. The company also operates cable networks Spectrum News and Spectrum Sports.
Charter says it will appeal a $7.3 billion judgment awarded by a Texas jury in the case of an 83-year-old woman who was murdered by a cable installer.
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