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.
