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We intend to vigorously defend against the claims in all of the proceedings described below.
Statewide Class Actions and Putative Class Actions
Such actions include:
Actions Filed on Behalf of Individual Cities, Counties and States
Such actions include:
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• City of Los Angeles, California v. Hotels.com, Inc., et al. (California Superior Court, Los Angeles County; filed in December
2004); (California Court of Appeal; appeal filed in March 2014);
• City of San Antonio, Texas v. Hotels.com, L.P., et al. (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas; filed in May
2006);
• Pine Bluff Advertising and Promotion Commission, Jefferson County, Arkansas, et al. v. Hotels.com, LP, et al. (Circuit Court
of Jefferson County, Arkansas; filed in September 2009); (Arkansas Supreme Court; appeal filed in March 2013);
• County of Lawrence, Pennsylvania v. Hotels.com, L.P., et al. (Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania;
filed Nov. 2009); (Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania; appeal filed in November 2010);
• City of Columbia, South Carolina, et al. v. Hotelguides.com, Inc. et al. (Court of Common Pleas, Ninth Judicial Circuit,
County of Charleston; filed in July 2013); and
• City of Charleston, et al. v. Hotelguides.com, Inc. et al. (Court of Common Pleas for Charleston County, South Carolina; filed
January 2014).
• City of San Diego, California v. Hotels.com L.P., et al. (California Superior Court, San Diego County; filed in September
2006) (Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County) (California Court of Appeal; appeal filed in August 2012);
(California Supreme Court; petition for review granted in July 2014);
• City of Atlanta, Georgia v. Hotels.com L.P., et al. (Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia; filed in March 2006); (Court of
Appeals of the State of Georgia; appeal filed in January 2007); (Georgia Supreme Court; further appeal filed in December
2007; petition for writs of mandamus and prohibition filed in December 2012; further appeal filed in November 2013 but
transferred to Georgia Court of Appeals in July 2014);
• Leon County, et al. v. Expedia, Inc., et al. (Second Judicial Circuit Court for Leon County, Florida; filed November 2009);
(Florida First District Court of Appeal; appeal filed in May 2012); (Florida Supreme Court; jurisdiction accepted in September
2013);
• Leon County v. Expedia, Inc. et al.
(Second Judicial Circuit Court for Leon County, Florida; filed in December 2009); (Florida
First District Court of Appeal; appeal filed in October 2012); (Florida Supreme Court; notice to invoke jurisdiction filed in
October 2013);
• Montana Department of Revenue v. Priceline.com, Inc., et al. (First Judicial District Court of Lewis and Clark County,
Montana; filed in November 2010); (Montana Supreme Court; appeal filed in May 2014);
• District of Columbia v. Expedia, Inc., et al. (Superior Court of District of Columbia; filed in March 2011); (District of
Columbia Court of Appeals; appeal filed in March 2014);
• Volusia County, et al. v. Expedia, Inc., et al.
(Circuit Court for Volusia County, Florida; filed in April 2011);
• Town of Breckenridge, Colorado v. Colorado Travel Company, LLC, et al.
(District Court for Summit County, Colorado; filed
in July 2011);
• County of Nassau v. Expedia, Inc., et al. (Supreme Court of Nassau County, New York; filed in September 2011); (Appellate
Division, Second Department; appeal filed in April 2013);
• State of Mississippi v. Priceline.com Inc., et al.
, (Chancery Court of Hinds County, Mississippi; filed in January 2012);
• Fargo v. Expedia, Inc. et al.
(District Court for the County of Cass; filed in February 2013)
• Village of Bedford Park, et al. v. Expedia, Inc. et al. (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; filed in July
2013);
• Department of Revenue, Finance and Administration Cabinet, Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Expedia Inc., et al. (Franklin
Circuit Court, Kentucky; filed in July 2013);
• State of New Hampshire v. priceline.com Inc., et al.
(Merrimack Superior Court; filed in October 2013);
• Puerto Rico Tourism Company v. Priceline.com Incorporated, et al.
(U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico; filed in
April 2014); and
• City of Phoenix, et al. v. Priceline.com Inc., et al.
(Arizona Tax Court; filed in August 2014).