Legal Opinion
City of Chicago v. StubHub, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 30, 2009No. 08 C 3284PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM, OPINION AND ORDER
WAYNE R. ANDERSEN, District Judge.
This case is before the Court on the motion of Defendant StubHub, Inc. (“StubHub”) to dismiss Plaintiffs Complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). For the following reasons, the motion to dismiss is granted in part and denied in part.
BACKGROUND
I.Allegations of the Complaint
The City of Chicago (the “City”) filed this lawsuit against StubHub seeking to collect the City’s 8% amusement tax on tickets to Chicago events that are sold through StubHub’s Internet listing service. The City also seeks to compel StubHub to provide it with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Chicago v. RomanIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
- Mulligan v. DunneIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
- Chicago Health Clubs, Inc. v. PicurIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- Mr. B's, Inc. v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
- U.S.G. Italian Marketcaffe, L.L.C. v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
3Cited by5 opinions
- City of Chicago v. StubHub, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 2011
- City of Chicago v. Stubhub!, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Stasko v. The City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
- Stasko v. The City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
- City of Chicago, Ill. v. Stubhub!, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010