Around the country, state and local governments have sued online travel companies, seeking allegedly unpaid occupancy taxes. In City of San Antonio, et al. v. Hotels.com, a group of 173 Texas cities and municipalities have scored a $55 million win.
This is the first such class action to proceed to final judgment, according to Steve Wolens of Dallas’ McKool Smith, who represents the plaintiffs. He and his firm also represent state and local governments around the country in similar occupancy-tax suits.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
