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ZIMMERMAN v. HBO AFFILIATE GROUP

No. 87-1241.

834 F.2d 1163 (1987)

ZIMMERMAN, John G., on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. HBO AFFILIATE GROUP, ACS Enterprises, Inc., Hometheatre, Inc., Video Consultants, Inc., Home Box Office, Inc., Conley and Wanning, Inc., Conley, Raymond W., and Wanning, Matthew. Appeal of John G. ZIMMERMAN.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 9, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Lytton, III (argued), Harold E. Kohn, Robert J. LaRocca, Victor P. Barall, Kohn, Savett, Klein & Graf, P.C., Arline Jolles Lotman, Law Offices of Arline Jolles Lotman, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Howard D. Scher (argued), Patrick T. Ryan, Andrew N. Rothseid, Montgomery McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees, HBO Affiliate Group, ACS Enterprises, Inc., Home Theatre, Inc. & Video Consultants, Inc.

Robert D. Joffe (argued), Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, John G. Harkins, Barbara W. Mather, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., Marc J. Apfelbaum, Rosemary Q. Barry, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, of counsel; for appellee, Home Box Office, Inc.

Before: GIBBONS, Chief Judge, and MANSMANN and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied January 6, 1988.

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.

The principal question presented in this case is whether the defendant cable television companies, in demanding monetary compensation in settlement of asserted legal claims against persons whom the defendants accused of having illegally received microwave television signals, were seeking to collect a "debt" within the meaning of the Fair Debt Collection...

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