In an action against Internet travel companies such as Hotels.com, Priceline.com, and Travelocity.com, claiming that they failed to calculate and remit hotel occupancy taxes in violation of a city ordinance, dismissal of the complaint is affirmed in part where plaintiff-city failed to assess the tax as required by the ordinance.
Read Oakland v. Hotels.com LP, No. 07-17258
Appellate Information
Argued and Submitted April 17, 2009
Filed July 16, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge McKeown
Counsel
For Appellant:
Monique Olivier, The Sturdevant Law Firm, San Francisco, CA
For Appellees:
Darrel J. Hieber, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Los Angeles, CA
