Man who sued Comcast now wants over $5M, says ISP shouldn’t have smeared him

Just after his lawsuit failed to settle during the week of March 23, aggrieved former Comcast customer Conal O’Rourke filed an amended civil complaint that stemmed from a year-long billing dispute with the Internet service provider. But this time, he's now raised the demanded amount to more than $5 million. Previously, he had asked for "all damages legally and/or proximately caused to Mr. O’Rourke by Defendants totaling more than $1 million" when the suit was first filed in October 2014. The new March 27, 2015 amended complaint is largely identical to the original one, except that it also adds a new "cause of action" against Comcast, listed now as number six of seven: "Invasion of Privacy (Public Disclosure of Private Facts).

Jenni Moyer, a Comcast spokeswoman, recently said, "We believe Mr. O'Rourke's claims are without merit, and we expect to be fully vindicated." Moyer also commented on the recent promotion of Lawrence Salva, who is personally named as a defendant in O’Rourke’s case. "Larry Salva has been promoted to executive vice president because he is one of the most outstanding and respected chief accounting officers and controllers in corporate America," Moyer said on March 20. "While we don't normally comment on pending litigation, the decision to promote Larry was not affected by a baseless allegation, which has developed into frivolous litigation."