Kimberly L. Robinson, Secretary of the Department of Revenue for the State of Louisiana and City of New Orleans Department of Finance v. priceline.com, Incorporated, Travelweb, LLC, Trip Network, Inc., Orbitz, LLC, Internetwork Publishing Corp. (d/b/a Lodging.com), Expedia, Inc. (WA), Hotels.com, LP, Hotwire, Inc., Egencia, LLC, Travelocity.com LP, Site59.com LLC, Destination Management, I
Kimberly L. Robinson, Secretary of the Department of Revenue for the State of Louisiana and City of New Orleans Department of Finance v. priceline.com, Incorporated, Travelweb, LLC, Trip Network, Inc., Orbitz, LLC, Internetwork Publishing Corp. (d/b/a Lodging.com), Expedia, Inc. (WA), Hotels.com, LP, Hotwire, Inc., Egencia, LLC, Travelocity.com LP, Site59.com LLC, Destination Management, I, No. 2021CW0720 (La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. July 27, 2021).
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Opinion text
STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
KIMBERLY L. ROBINSON, NO. 2021 CW 0720
SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF REVENUE FOR THE STATE OF
LOUISIANA AND CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE
VERSUS
PRICELINE. COM, INCORPORATED,
TRAVEL WEB, LLC, TRIP
NETWORK, INC., ORBITZ, LLC,
INTERNETWORK PUBLISHING
CORP. ( D/ B/ A LODGING. COM),
EXPEDIA, INC. ( WA),
HOTELS. COM, LP, HOTWIRE,
INC., EGENCIA, LLC,
TRAVELOCITY. COM LP,
JL]LY 27, 2D21
SITE59. COM LLC, DESTINATION
MANAGEMENT, INC., AND DOES 1
THROUGH 1000, INCLUSIVE
In Re: Expedia, Inc. ( WA), Hotels. com, LP, Hotwire Inc.,
Egencia, LLC, Trip Network, Inc., Orbitz, LLC, and
Internetwork Publishing Corp. ( d/ b/ a Lodging. com), The
Priceline Group Inc. ( f/ k/ a priceline. com
Incorporated, k/ n/ a Booking Holdings Inc.),
priceline. com LLC, and Travelweb LLC, Travelocity. com
LP ( n/ k/ a TVL LP), and Site59. com LLC, applying for
supervisory writs, 19th Judicial District Court,
Parish of East Baton Rouge, No. 650894.
BEFORE: WHIPPLE, C. J., WELCH AND WOLFE, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. The criteria set forth in Herlitz
Construction Co., Inc. v. Hotel Investors of New Iberia, Inc.,
396 So. 2d 878 ( La. 1981) ( per curiam), are not met.
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT
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DEPUTY CL RK F COURT
FOR THE COURT