CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER v. EXPEDIA, INC.

Supreme Court Case No. 14SC634.

405 P.3d 1128 (2017)

2017 CO 32

CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, Colorado; Brendan Hanlon in his official capacity as the Chief Financial Officer of the City and County of Denver; and Bill Speckman, in his official capacity as Hearing Officer designated by the Chief Financial Officer, Petitioners, v. EXPEDIA, INC.; Hotels.com, L.P.; Hotwire, Inc.; Orbitz, LLC; Priceline.com, Incorporated; Site59.com, LLC; Travel Webb LLC; Travelocity.com LP; and Trip Network, Inc. d/b/a Cheaptickets.com, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

April 24, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioners: Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP, Michael D. Plachy , Thomas M. Rogers , Denver, Colorado, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Andrew M. Volk , Christopher A. O'Hara , Seattle, Washington, City Attorney for the City and County of Denver, Charles T. Solomon , Assistant City Attorney, Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondents: Zonies Law LLC, Sean Connelly , Denver, Colorado, Davis Graham & Stubbs, Jason M. Lynch , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amici Curiae Colorado Municipal League and Colorado Association of Ski Towns: Colorado Municipal League, Geoffrey T. Wilson , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amici Curiae Visit Denver and Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association: Brownstein Hyatt Farber & Schreck, LLP, Richard B. Benenson , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amicus Curiae American Society of Travel Agents, Inc.: Blain Myhre LLC, Blain Myhre , Englewood, Colorado.

En Banc.


¶ 1 Denver petitioned for review of the court of appeals opinion reversing the judgment of the district court and remanding with directions to vacate the subject tax assessments against Expedia and the other respondent online travel companies ("OTCs"). See Expedia, Inc. v. City & Cty. of Denver, 2014 COA 87, 405 P.3d 251. The district court had largely upheld a Denver hearing officer's denial of protests by...

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