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• City of Oakland, California v. Hotels.com, L.P., et al. (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
California; filed June 2007); (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; appeal filed December 2007)
• City of Bowling Green, Kentucky v. Hotels.com, L.P., et al., (Warren Circuit Court; filed March 2009);
(Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Appeals; appeal filed April 2010); (Kentucky Supreme Court; motion
for discretionary review filed May 2011)
• The Village of Rosemont, Illinois v. Priceline.com, Inc., et al. (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Illinois; filed July 2009)
• Leon County, et al. v. Expedia, Inc., et al. (Second Judicial Circuit Court for Leon County, Florida; filed
November 2009); Leon County v. Expedia, Inc. et al. (Second Judicial Circuit Court for Leon County,
Florida; filed December 2009)
• City of Birmingham, Alabama, et al. v. Orbitz, Inc., et al. (Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Alabama; filed
December 2009); (Alabama Supreme Court; appeal filed May 2011)
• Baltimore County, Maryland v. Priceline.com, Inc., et al. (U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland;
filed May 2010)
• City of Santa Monica, California v. Expedia, Inc., et al. (Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County,
West District; filed June 2010); (California Court of Appeal, Second District; appeal filed September 2011)
• Hamilton County, Ohio, et al. v. Hotels.com, L.P., et al. (U.S. District Court for the Northern District Of
Ohio; filed August 2010)
• State of Florida Attorney General v. Expedia, Inc., et al. (Circuit Court - Second Judicial Circuit, Leon
County, Florida; November 2010)
• Montana Department of Revenue v. Priceline.com, Inc., et al. (First Judicial District Court of Lewis and
Clark County, Montana; filed November 2010)
• Montgomery County, Maryland v. Priceline.com, Inc., et al. (United States District Court for the District of
Maryland; filed December 2010)
• District of Columbia v. Expedia, Inc., et al. (Superior Court for the District of Columbia; filed March 2011)
• County of Volusia, et al. v. Expedia, Inc., et al. (Circuit Court of Volusia County; filed April 2011)
• State of Mississippi ex rel. Attorney General Jim Hood v. Priceline.com, Inc., et al. (Chancery Court for
Hinds County, Mississippi; filed December 2011)
We have also been informed by counsel to the plaintiffs in certain of the aforementioned actions that various,
undisclosed municipalities or taxing jurisdictions may file additional cases against us, Lowestfare.com LLC and Travelweb
LLC in the future.
Judicial Actions Relating to Assessments Issued by Individual Cities, Counties and States
After administrative remedies have been exhausted, we may seek judicial review of assessments issued by an
individual city or county. Currently pending actions seeking such a review include:
• Priceline.com, Inc., et al. v. Broward County, Florida (Circuit Court - Second Judicial Circuit, Leon County,
Florida; complaints filed January 2009, August 2009, and May 2011)
• Priceline.com Inc., et al. v. City of Anaheim, California, et al. (Superior Court of California, County of
Orange; filed February 2009); (Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles); (California Court of
Appeal, Second District; appeal filed January 2011)
• Priceline.com, Inc. v. Indiana Department of State Revenue (Indiana Tax Court; filed March 2009)
• Priceline.com, Inc., et al. v. City of San Francisco, California, et al. (Superior Court of California, County of
San Francisco; filed June 2009); (Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles)
• Priceline.com, Inc. v. Miami-Dade County, Florida, et al. (Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court for Miami Dade,
County, Florida; filed December 2009)
• Priceline.com Incorporated, et al. v. Osceola County, Florida, et al. (Circuit Court of the Second Judicial
Circuit, in and for Leon County, Florida; filed January 2011)
• In the Matter of the Appeal of Travelocity.com LLC, et al. (Hawaii Tax Appeal Court; filed March 2011)
We intend to prosecute vigorously our claims in these actions.
Consumer Class Actions
On June 21, 2011 in Chiste, et al. v. priceline.com Inc., et al. (United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York; filed in December 2008), the court granted our motion to dismiss all claims against it except the breach of fiduciary
claim. On June 21, 2011, the case was transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois for