Legal Opinion
Snowney v. Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
California Supreme Court
Decided June 6, 2005No. S124286PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROWN, J.
In this case, a California resident filed a class action against a group of Nevada hotels for failing to provide notice of an energy surcharge imposed on hotel guests. Although these hotels conduct no business and have no bank accounts or employees in California, they do advertise heavily in California and obtain a significant percentage of their business from California residents. These advertising activities include billboards located in California, print ads in California newspapers, and ads aired on California radio and television stations. These hotels also maintain an…
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